Although the overall humanitarian situation in Ethiopia has improved significantly over the past four years, millions of Ethiopians remain displaced due to conflict, insecurity, climate-related shocks (such as droughts and floods), and other natural disasters (such as earthquakes). Years of drought and conflict have left millions without enough food. Many lack access to water, medicine, food, and shelter, and fear for their lives. In September 2026, fragile peace in northern Ethiopia fractured into renewed violence when large-scale hostilities broke out between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the federal government, raising concerns about a potential resumption of full-scale civil war in northern Ethiopia.
The German aid organization Welthungerhilfe warns that the number of people suffering from hunger is rising worldwide, and at the same time food and transport prices are exploding, so that the hunger crises are continuing to spread globally. According to the non-governmental organization (NGO), the situation has become particularly severe in the Horn of Africa, where 17 million people currently do not have enough food to eat. Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya are experiencing the worst drought in 40 years.
