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Part of aid convoy arrives in Ethiopia’s Tigray region’s capital

Part of aid convoy arrives in Ethiopia’s Tigray region’s capital

TWENTY trucks carrying food aid entered territory controlled by Ethiopia's rebellious Tigrayan forces the United Nations said, the first small but concrete demonstration that a unilateral truce the government declared last week has improved aid access. It is unclear how much more aid might follow or how quickly. More than 90% of the 5.5 million people in the northern province of Tigray need food aid, according to the United Nations. World Food Programme Ethiopia, a U.N. agency, said on Twitter that 13 of these trucks had arrived safely in Tigray's capital Mekelle and that more of them and fuel were…
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