Blinken announces $331m humanitarian aid to Ethiopia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and Ethiopian Minister of Finance Ahmed Shide at a UN logistics centre warehouse in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on March 15, 2023. PHOTO | TIKSA NEGERI | POOL | AFP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is in Addis Ababa, Wednesday announced over $331 million in new humanitarian aid to Ethiopia.
"Today I am announcing more than $331 million in new humanitarian assistance for Ethiopia in FY 2023 through the Department of State and the US Agency for International Development (USAID)," he said.