Food haul: aid trickles into Tigray

<p>A ceasefire agreed weeks ago should have mitigated the suffering of starving Ethiopians <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2022/04/13/ethnic-cleansing-of-tigrayans-may-prolong-ethiopias-civil-war?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">caught up in war</a>; we ask why so little aid has got through. Rebuilding Ukraine’s infrastructure and economy will require <a href="https://www.economist.com/briefing/2022/04/16/what-will-it-cost-to-rebuild-ukraine?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">staggering sums</a>—and a vast, international plan of action. And South Africa’s lockdown-era alcohol bans had a curious knock-on effect: crippling <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2022/04/16/why-south-africa-is-running-out-of-marmite" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shortages</a> of a beloved yeasty goo.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>