More international aid is arriving in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, ending a months-long blockade after the warring sides agreed to a ceasefire. The aid organization said, “More food nutrition, medical cargo will follow imminently” through all available routes into Tigray. The news comes a day after two trucks of medical supplies from the International Committee of the Red Cross, or ICRC, reached Mekelle, Tigray’s capital. Two years of war in the northern region have displaced an estimated 2.5 million people from their homes and left millions more in need of food aid and other basic necessities. Over the weekend, military leaders from both sides reached an agreement laying out a roadmap for implementing the cease-fire, which was signed in Pretoria on November 2.

Source: Ethiopian News November 17, 2022 02:24 UTC