Enquiry team: Ethiopia officials, Eritrean troops ‘stole’ Tigray food aid

Men carry a sack of wheat during food distribution by WFP

Men carry a sack of wheat during food aid distribution by WFP for IDPs in Debark, Ethiopia on September 15, 2021. PHOTO | AMANUEL SILESHI | AFP

An investigation team tasked with looking into recent aid diversion claims in Ethiopia says Eritrean forces, federal and regional government officials in Tigray were involved in the theft of humanitarian relief supplies meant for the war-affected people.

Fiseha Kidane, the Coordinator of the Tigray investigation committee, and also the regional head of peace and security in Tigray said Ethiopian Federal Government entities and Eritrean forces had the major roles in the food aid diversion.