8 million in Ethiopia `need food aid'

Addis Ababa - Eight million Ethiopians will need food aid next year after drought led to a sharp drop in the country's food production…

Addis Ababa - Eight million Ethiopians will need food aid next year after drought led to a sharp drop in the country's food production, the government said yesterday.

The state-run Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission appealed for 820,000 tonnes of food aid for eight million people, including about 400,000 people displaced by a border war with Eritrea.

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