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The United Nations is considering suspending relief operations, including food aid deliveries, in Ethiopia's Amhara region, following deadly attacks on humanitarian workers, according to a draft ...
During July 2024, Fano began a broad offensive in the Amhara region which enabled it to seize control of rural territories. [3] [2]Fano units in Gondar started attacking the B30 Highway in September after a lull in August and launched an offensive to gain control over the C34 road, [4] which links Amhara to neighboring Sudan.
The Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Plan estimates that about 8.1 million people will require food assistance in 2019. Countries in Africa have been the main target of food aid for years. The top 8 accounted for 49% of food aid and were: Ethiopia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Yemen, Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan, Somalia, and Sudan. [10]
By September 2022, UNICEF reported that around 29.7 million people in Ethiopia were in need of humanitarian assistance. [16] In April 2024, the FEWS NET stated that Emergency (IPC Phase 4) and Crisis! (IPC Phase 3!) outcomes that were occurring were expected to persist into September, at the time of the next harvest.
Shaking from these earthquakes was felt across much of the Oromia Region, causing widespread concern. [2] The epicenter of the strongest earthquake, which measured M w 5.2, was about 28 km (17 mi) northeast of Awash, and the depth of the event was approximately 10 km (6 miles). [3] Shaking was felt across central Ethiopia. [4]
1 March – Heavy fighting between the Fano militia and the federal government breaks out in Bahir Dar, the capital of Amhara Region. [11]15 March – The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) encounters a systematic glitch on its service involving the withdrawal of more than 40 million dollars.
At least 257 deaths were attributed to the landslide, [1] including 148 men and 81 women, making it Ethiopia's deadliest landslide. [3] Among the dead was the locality's administrator. [ 5 ] The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that the final death toll could exceed 500.
The dispute has also put Ethiopian participation in the new African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) in question. [1] Following talks brokered by Turkey, on 11 December 2024, Ethiopia and Somalia agreed to end their dispute over Ethiopia's plan to build a port in Somaliland.