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Martin Plaut, Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study

Famine in Ethiopia: the roots lie in Eritrea's long-running feud with Tigrayans

A woman receives food aid at a distribution centre in Ethiopia. Jemal Countess/Getty Images

The war in northern Ethiopia that began in November 2020 has left millions in Tigray on the brink of famine.

Reports suggest that nearly 40% of the region’s six million inhabitants face “an extreme lack of food”. Shortages have forced aid workers to deliver medicines and other crucial supplies “sometimes by foot”.

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