Teddy Afro donates 1 million birr to Borena Drought affected areas
Prominent Ethiopian musician Theodore Kasahun / Teddy Afro / has donated 1,000,000.00 (one million) birr to be used for urgent support to the people of Borena for the commemoration of this year’s Adwa victory.
More than 800,000 people were affected by the drought in the Borena zone of Oromia region and more than 3 million domestic animals died.
Vocalist Theodore Kasahun Teddy Afro has donated 1 million birr to the people of Borena who need urgent help due to drought in commemoration of this year’s Adwa victory.
The administration of the zone has announced that the number of people affected by the drought has increased following the lack of rain in Borena zone for the sixth time in a row.
In addition, Addis Ababa city government has provided 100 million birr to support people affected by the drought in the Borena zone, while other government and private institutions have continued to provide support.
The United Nations has announced that the total number of citizens in need of humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia has reached more than 28 million.
The war in northern Ethiopia, the conflict in Oromia and Benishangul Gumuz regions, and the drought have increased the number of citizens in need of humanitarian assistance.
At the same time, Ethiopia is in the process of exporting wheat to Kenya, but many people are raising questions and criticisms on the government as to why the wheat is being sent to foreign countries.
Flour mills and food processors, on the other hand, have announced that they have experienced a shortage of production due to the lack of wheat.
On the other hand, the government has imposed a price of 4 thousand birr on one quintal of wheat production, claiming that the factories that are causing the shortage of wheat.
Farmers, however, are protesting against the government’s price hike and not selling their wheat at the set price.
