Ethiopia sends grain to Tigray, but problems persist for foreign aid
Members of the Afar special forces clean their weapons in the Tigray village of Bisober, the scene of clashes between regional and federal troops
Ethiopia’s government on Thursday said it had sent truckloads of wheat to Tigray, as a row over access continued to keep nearly all foreign aid agencies out of the northern region.
A convoy of 30 trucks arrived in the regional capital Mekele on Thursday, according to the state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate, and “preparations are underway to distribute the aid among residents.”
The report emphasised that the aid “is being provided only by the Ethiopian government.”