Tigrayan forces 19 months ago, unleashing a massive humanitarian crisis in Medical and other supplies have arrived in Tigray in a week, according to a statement by the Have long accused the Ethiopian government of implementing a "de factoīlockade" and hindering access to Tigray. The US says it welcomes "progress" in aid reaching Ethiopia’s northern regions, including Tigray where millions haveīeen in dire need of essential emergency supplies for months. Needed in order to prevent a looming crisis not just in Afar, but across theĪFP Copyright: AFP Humanitarian workers still say much more aid is required Image caption: Humanitarian workers still say much more aid is required Plans are under way to increase hospital capacity, MSF says ay that rapid action is According to the organisation, only 20% of the healthcare system in this region is operative. MSF says the suffering its staff are witnessing in Afar requires an urgent response. Urgent intervention from the humanitarian community. The charity says what it is seeing may just be a tip of the iceberg and it is calling for This year MSF is seeing four times the number of malnourished children compared to last.
“In two days alone, we saw 41 children admitted to the paediatric ward with severe stomach infections because people are forced to drink from muddy puddles,” said Raphael Veicht, MSF emergency co-ordinator in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa.
In recent weeks 35 children have died, most within just 48 hours of admission to hospital. It adds that dozens of children have died from severe malnutrition. Of people are living without necessities such as healthcare and safe drinking The organisation says hundreds of thousands Tigray has seen an influx of people who have fled the recent conflict - some travelling by foot for more than a month in search for safety. Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says it is witnessing concerning signs of a growing food crisis in Ethiopia’s MSF Copyright: MSF MSF says it is seeing four times the number of malnourished children compared to last year in Afar Image caption: MSF says it is seeing four times the number of malnourished children compared to last year in Afar Stadium that can host international fixtures. The game was played in Malawi as Ethiopia does not have a The head of Ethiopia's football body was also quoted saying the game
ĭespite objections from Egypt, Ethiopia is generating electricity after the dam has been partially filled over the past two years. The hydroelectric dam sits on the Nile upstream of Egypt, which sees it as a threat to the nation's prosperity. Some couldn't resist comparisons to the tensions between the two nations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd). #Ethiopia beat #Egypt!,’" one wrote on Twitter, on Thursday. "Nothing makes me happier in football than seeing In fact it was the first time Ethiopia has beaten its northern neighbour and six-time Afcon winner in 33 years, according to Caf.ĭespite being a pioneer in African football, Ethiopia has been under-performing for years, which has left many football lovers in despair. Due to a long-running rivalry, Ethiopia's 2-0 victory over Egypt on Thursday in an Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier carries a lot of meaning for Ethiopians.
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