A Scots charity chief had warned the developing hunger situation in Ethiopia is “as extreme as anything I’ve witnessed” following a deadly civil war.
The two-year conflict raged from November 2020 to 2022 in the Tigray region, with government forces battling those of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.
The civil war destroyed essential infrastructure and health services, and is estimated to have claimed the lives of upwards of 600,000 people before a halt to fighting was agreed between the two parties in November 2022.
The Ethiopian government has projected that 15.8million people will require food assistance in 2024, including four million internally displaced people and 7.2m needing emergency help. Read more