US ends suspension of food assistance to Ethiopia

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2023 10 05T153706Z 2 LYNXMPEJ940P3 RTROPTP 4 ETHIOPIA SECURITY USA FOOD Scaled — FILE PHOTO: Maeru Adugna, 45 carries her son, Kibrom Woldesillasie, 2, severely malnourished due to the food aid suspension from the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) at the Samre Hospital in Samre, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

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