LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Millions of Ethiopians in the grip of a severe hunger crisis are at risk of being forgotten by the international community and urgently need more aid to help them recover, former Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie said on Monday.
Despite recent rains, Ethiopia is still reeling from its worst drought in 50 years, and 10.2 million people - one-tenth of the population - need food aid, according to the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP).
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