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U.N. suspends food aid to Ethiopia over diversion of supplies, a day after U.S. does the same

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The United Nations World Food Program says it is temporarily suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its supplies are being diverted. The announcement on Friday came a day after the

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19 articles, oldest first.

  1. CNN

    USAID suspends all food assistance to Ethiopia after uncovering scheme diverting aid (opens CNN)

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    The US government’s humanitarian agency has suspended food aid to Ethiopia after determining “that a widespread and coordinated campaign is diverting food assistance from the people of Ethiopia” – a nation where more than 20 million people require food support.

  2. New York Times

    U.S. Suspends Food Aid for Ethiopia, Citing Widespread Theft (opens New York Times)

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    American officials say they uncovered a countrywide scheme to divert food aid to “military units,” in a country where 20 million people rely on donated relief.

  3. Fox News

    US suspends food aid to Ethiopia after investigation reveals 'widespread' supply theft (opens Fox News)

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    The U.S. has suspended all food aid to Ethiopia after an internal investigation unveiled the large-scale, coordinated theft and diversion of goods supplied to the East African nation.

  4. Digital Journal

    US suspends food aid to Ethiopia amid reports of stealing by government officials (opens Digital Journal)

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    USAID said on Thursday it was suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its donations were being diverted from people in need.

  5. Al Jazeera

    USAID says it is halting all food aid to Ethiopia amid diversions (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Aid agency cites ‘a widespread and coordinated campaign’ to divert aid in Ethiopia, where 20 million people are in need.

  6. Voice of America

    Report: US Suspends Food Aid to Ethiopia Amid Theft Accusations (opens Voice of America)

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    Reported suspension could affect millions of Ethiopians who depend on food aid amid recurring droughts, high inflation and the aftermath of war in northern Tigray

  7. KOB 4

    US says it has suspended all food aid to Ethiopia after investigation finds supplies were diverted (opens KOB 4)

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    The United States Agency for International Development says it has suspended all food aid to Ethiopia after an internal investigation found supplies intended for needy people were being diverted on a “widespread” scale. USAID did not say Thursday who diverted the food aid.

  8. WFMZ Allentown

    U.N. suspends food aid to Ethiopia over diversion of supplies, a day after U.S. does the same (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The United Nations World Food Program says it is temporarily suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its supplies are being diverted. The announcement on Friday came a day after the

  9. The Guardian

    Food aid suspended in Ethiopia after ‘widespread and coordinated’ thievery (opens The Guardian)

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    UN and US halt food assistance in the country, where 20 million people rely on aid, in order to investigate ‘diversion’ of supplies

  10. The Boston Globe

    US suspends food aid for Ethiopia, citing widespread theft (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The United States on Thursday suspended all food aid to Ethiopia, where its contributions feed an estimated 12 million people, citing “widespread and coordinated” theft of emergency rations in a countrywide scheme overseen by Ethiopian government officials.

  11. France 24

    UN joins US in suspending food aid to Ethiopia over diversion of supplies (opens France 24)

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    The United Nations World Food Program said Friday that it is temporarily suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its supplies are being diverted, an announcement that came a day after the United States…

  12. Al Jazeera

    Like US, UN suspends Ethiopia food aid over diversion of supplies (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The UN agency’s suspension of food aid to Ethiopia comes a day after USAID took similar action.

  13. Deutsche Welle

    WFP temporarily halts food aid to Ethiopia – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The organization cited reports that supplies are being diverted to the Ethiopian military. The announcement comes a day after the US also suspended deliveries.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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