First UN food aid convoy enters Tigray

NAIROBI: Fifteen trucks carrying food aid entered Ethiopia’s Tigray region yesterday, the UN’S food agency said, as humanitarian groups gain access for the first time since a ceasefire agreement was signed two weeks ago.

The convoy entered Tigray through the neighbouring region of Amhara using a route not viable since mid-2021, the UN’S World Food Programme said, when a bridge on the Tekeze River was destroyed.

“WFP (World Food Programme) convoy just entered North West Tigray via Gondar corridor for first time since June 2021,” the WFP said in a tweet, adding that more food as well as medical aid was expected to enter the region.