Ethiopia's Tigray warns of looming famine

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 31, 2023 12:06 am

Nairobi, Kenya: The authorities in Ethiopia's war-scarred Tigray region warned Friday of a looming famine linked to drought and the lingering effects of the devastating two-year war in the north of the country.

Getachew Reda, president of the interim regional authority in Tigray, said more than 91 percent of the population was 'exposed to the risk of starvation and death' and called for the Ethiopian government and international community to help.

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