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US suspends food aid to Ethiopia, says it is not reaching needy

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits a UN Logistics Center Warehouse accompanied by USAID Ethiopia Mission Director Sean Jones and Ethiopian Minister of Finance Ahmed Shide, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 15th March , 2023.

Nairobi, KenyaReuters The US Agency for International Development said on Thursday it was suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its donations were being diverted from people in need.  A spokesperson said USAID had determined, in coordination with the Ethiopian Government, that a “widespread and coordinated campaign is diverting food assistance from the people of Ethiopia”.  […]