Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has denied that people were dying of hunger in the conflict-hit regions of Tigray and Amhara, which are grappling with a food crisis.
The Prime Minister acknowledged that drought was affecting people in several regions of the country, including Tigray, Amhara, and Oromia, but warned that people must refrain from politicizing this issue.
Last month, the state-appointed Federal Ombudsman Institute said nearly four hundred people had died of hunger in the northern regions of Tigray and Amhara.
The Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRC) however, blamed the federal and regional governments for not providing enough humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable.
According to the United Nations, about twenty million people require food assistance in Ethiopia due to conflicts, drought, and flooding.
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