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US announces $331m in new aid to Ethiopia as Blinken meets Abiy

'This funding will provide life-saving support to those displaced and affected by conflict, drought, and food insecurity in Ethiopia,' US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says [Tiksa Negeri/Pool via Reuters]

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced $331m in new humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia during a visit to Addis Ababa aimed at improving the United States’ relations with the East African country.

The aid package was made public during a visit by Blinken to a United Nations logistics warehouse in the Ethiopian capital on Wednesday after he met with the country’s leaders.

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