USAID and the World Food Programme announced on Wednesday they were freezing food aid to the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia "until further notice", after finding shipments were diverted to local markets.
"We have made the difficult decision to pause all USAID-supported food assistance in the Tigray region until further notice," said Samantha Power, head of USAID, the US government's main international aid agency.
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