Ethiopia's Drought Worsens Humanitarian Crisis Wrought By Two-Year War

TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA - FEBRUARY 19: A dried out riverbed that locals say has had no water for a year is seen on the outskirts of Yechila town in the Yechila district on February 19, 2024 in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. More than 20 million Ethiopians are in need of food aid, according to estimates from the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). The situation is particularly acute in drought-stricken Tigray, in the country's north, which is still recovering from a two-year war between the Ethiopian government and allied forces on one side, and Tigrayan forces on the other, during which the region's economy was devastated and many were displaced. The combined effects of war and drought have raised the specter of famine, which the federal government in Addis Ababa denies is imminent, saying it is committed to providing aid. (Photo by Ed Ram/Getty Images)