Conflict, drought, and dwindling food support threaten 20 million Ethiopian lives

“The combination of conflict and drought have caused inflation to soar,” the World Food Programme (

) added, noting that as of April, the Food Price Index in Ethiopia was up by 43 per cent compared to the same month last year.

Meanwhile, the prices for vegetable oil and cereals are up by over 89 per cent and 37 per cent year-on-year.