USAID Resumes Food Aid For People Across Ethiopia

Sudan Events – Sumaya Sayed

Washington will resume food aid for people across Ethiopia next month, after assistance was paused earlier this year, following implementation of comprehensive reforms, according to a US Agency for International Development (USAID) statement seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
“USAID is committing to a one-year trial period of the nationwide resumption, during which we will continuously monitor and evaluate the efficacy of the reforms put in place by USAID, implementing partners, and the government of Ethiopia,” the statement said.
The decision impacted dozens of refugee sites, but none were in Tigray, an official said, where a two-year war between the federal government and forces led by the region’s dominant political party ended in a truce in last November. The conflict led to tens of thousands of deaths and created famine-like conditions for hundreds of thousands.