PARIS, France Ethiopia is situated in the Horn of Africa. It has the second-highest population in Africa with around 112 million people. Although Ethiopia is considered to be Africa’s fastest-growing economy, “it is also one of its poorest nations.” Domestic political disputes have led to a deep humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia. It has affected the poorest communities in the country and around its borders.
Although Ethiopia’s extreme poverty was down to 15.9%, the general population living in poverty is still 23.5%. What’s more, due to the recent military conflict between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray region, the latest estimates show that acute malnutrition in Tigray alone has reached 34%. Around 4.5 million living in the area require emergency food assistance. At least 70,000 children are at risk of severe, acute malnutrition.