UN warns 400,000 suffering famine in Ethiopia © Reuters Fighting between the Ethiopian government and forces in its northern Tigray region has thrown the country into turmoil Recent fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has resulted in a famine that is now affecting more than 400,000 people, UN officials say. In its first public meeting on the crisis, members of the UN Security Council warned that as many as 33,000 children were severely malnourished. Officials said that a further 1.8m people were on the brink of famine as a result of the eight-month conflict. They also warned of furth...