Ethiopia has criticized the suspension of Food Aid by the United States and the UN World Food Program, calling it "political" and saying it will "punish millions of people". The US government's international aid agency, USAID, announced the suspension on Thursday due to a "widespread and coordinated detour operation". The WFP also announced it was temporarily suspending food aid due to the "detour of food". Over 15% of Ethiopia's population depends on food aid, with an estimated 20 million people dependent on it due to conflict and drought.

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