Ethiopia: the worst drought in 50 years!

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• Ethiopia: Clinging On Against Drought in Ethiopia
  Deutsche Welle, 11 April 2016
  A way of life is threatened in Ethiopia's Somali region worst affected by drought. It has even gained a special name due to its unrelenting impact. James Jeffrey reports. Read more »

Photo: UNICEF Ethiopie/2015/Tanya Bindra

Drought affects children

• Ethiopia: EU Boosts Aid to Ethiopia Amid Worsening Drought
  Addis Standard, 8 April 2016
  The European Commission announces €122.5 million to help Ethiopia deal with a deteriorating humanitarian situation caused by the El Niño extreme weather phenomenon Read more »
  
  
• Ethiopia: Drought Leaves Six Million Children Hungry
  Al Jazeera, 8 April 2016
  
  
  
  
  
  At least six million children in Ethiopia face critical food shortages as a result of the worst drought in 50 years. Read more »
   
• Ethiopia: Move to Increase Emergency Drought Appeal As Hunger Spreads
  Thomson Reuters Foundation, 15 March 2016
  Ethiopia's government and aid agency leaders are revising upwards their joint $1.4 billion appeal for more than 10 million people hit by the country's worst drought in 50 years. Read more »
  
  
• Ethiopia: Ethiopian Farmers Need Urgent Assistance Amid Major Drought, Warns UN Agency
  UN News, 7 March 2016
  The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today announced that timely agricultural assistance for the upcoming rainy season is essential to help the… Read more »
  
  See also
  
  Moses the Ethiopian, the Black Saint & Teacher (& other Ethiopian saints in the Orthodox Church)
  
  St MOÏSE L'ÉTHIOPIEN (ou "Le Noir" ou "Le Fort") et... Shawn "Thunder" Wallace
  
  The Kingdom of Heaven, where racial discrimination has no place