IMPENDING war in Iraq could block vital food aid to Ethiopia, where people are facing a famine more severe than in 1984. Without aid, malnutrition there will rise dramatically, say aid experts, and tens of thousands will die.
Last year, the rains failed across much of Ethiopia. The UN World Food Programme expects more than 11.3 million people to be totally dependent on food aid by April, and says another 3 million are at risk. In 1984, 8 million faced starvation, and a million died.
Brenda Barton of the World Food Programme’s regional office for Africa in Nairobi says 70…
