The United States has said that it will start giving food aid again to refugees in Ethiopia. This comes after a break of five months.
This happens after the government in Addis Ababa agreed to stop giving out the supplies.
Washington stopped giving aid in May because they discovered that a lot of food aid was being stolen. The United Nations had also stopped giving aid for the same reason.
Changes made by the Ethiopian government that allowed them to start receiving aid again include improving their supervision and tracking of goods, according to a statement from USAid.
Moreover, Ethiopia has given the duty to send and store food aid to someone else.
Many refugees in Ethiopia, who come from nearby countries like Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea, will receive help because aid is starting again.
But help with food for about 20 million Ethiopians who urgently need it is still on hold.
Government representatives in the war-ravaged area of Tigray had informed the BBC that around 1,400 people have died from starvation since aid was stopped. In the nearby region of Amhara, where conflicts and drought have worsened the situation, many people have also died due to lack of food assistance.
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US restarts food assistance for refugees in Ethiopia
