Ethiopia: 47-truck WFP aid convoy successfully crosses into Tigray region

JUBA – The Ethiopian government has announced that a 47-truck convoy belonging to the World Food Programme (WFP) has successfully crossed into the Tigray region with government in Addis Ababa expressing commitment to aid delivery in the war-ravaged northern region.

“50 trucks, 47 of which carrying food items and 3 fuel tankers departed from Semera, Afar region on April 14, 2022 have now passed Erebti town heading towards Mekelle,” the Ethiopian Government Communication Services (GCS) said in a statement.

“In the past two days, more than 50 trucks carrying food items and fuel departed from Semera heading to Tigray. It is to be recalled that the Ethiopian government declared a truce for humanitarian need of the people of Tigray. Since this decision, the Ethiopian government has taken several measures to facilitate humanitarian aid,” the statement added.

The statement pointed out that “The federal government is facilitating daily air transportation to the region for the delivery of pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, and nutritional supplements. In recent development, the Ethiopian government facilitated the movement of 60 trucks carrying humanitarian aid in the past two days.”

“This action came in accordance with building on efforts to ensure humanitarian assistance to reach the intended beneficiaries in the region. In addition to that another fleet of 10 trucks carrying food items departed from Semera town in the past two days,” the statement added.