There is a threat of famine in the embattled north of Ethiopia. Hundreds of thousands of people are likely to die. This is how the United Nations describe the situation in Tigray. (June 11th)
A famine has struck at least 350,000 people in the conflict-ravaged region of Tigray in northern Ethiopia, a famine that is currently bigger than anywhere else in the world, the United Nations and international aid agencies said on Thursday. With their joint announcement, the humanitarian officials described the looming crisis in Tigray for the first … Read more