News - Drought, Conflict Threaten Emergency-Level Food Insecurity in Tigray, Amhara, Afar

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Severe drought and escalating conflict are expected to push parts of Tigray, Amhara and Afar into Emergency (IPC Phase 4) levels of food insecurity in early 2027, as widespread crop losses, disrupted markets and declining household purchasing power threaten to deepen an already deteriorating humanitarian situation, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET).