US Suspends Food Aid To Ethiopia Amid Charges Of Massive Government Theft

Millions of Ethiopians are dependent on food aid (Reuters)

Washington Post: USAID cuts food aid supporting millions of Ethiopians amid charges of massive government theft 

The U.S. government is suspending food aid to Ethiopia after an investigation uncovered a widespread scheme to steal donated food, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said Thursday, a move that will affect millions of the world’s poorest people. Leaked documents given to donors and shared with The Washington Post indicate that the scheme was coordinated by elements within both the country’s federal and regional governments. 

Officials have been diverting aid from those who need it to feed the military and ex-combatants, and selling it on the open market to millers who re-exported the flour, according to an investigation by USAID that was summarized to The Post by officials familiar with the investigation.  

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US Suspends Food Aid To Ethiopia Amid Charges Of Massive Government Theft  

Ethiopia: US agency suspends food as drought grips country -- BBC  

Report: US Suspends Food Aid to Ethiopia Amid Theft Accusations -- VOA  

US halts food aid to Ethiopia over diverted supplies -- AFP  

USAID suspends all food assistance to Ethiopia after uncovering scheme diverting aid -- CNN  

USAID says it is halting all food aid to Ethiopia amid diversions -- Al Jazeera

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