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Reuters
Reuters
World
By Estelle Shirbon

Crisis-hit Somalia, Ethiopia top aid group's Watchlist for 2023

FILE PHOTO: A woman drives donkeys to transport jerrycans of water in a drought affected area in Higlo Kebele, Adadle oreda, Somali region of Ethiopia, in this undated handout photograph. Michael Tewelde/World Food Programme/Handout via REUTERS

Somalia and Ethiopia, both Horn of Africa nations ravaged by drought and conflict, will be the countries of highest concern in 2023, according to an annual Watchlist issued by the International Rescue Committee aid group on Wednesday.

The report lists 20 countries, 11 of them in Africa, that it says are at greatest risk of new or worsening crises next year and are home to 80% of all people facing severe food insecurity - despite accounting for just 13% of the global population.

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