Africa Business Radio

The United Nations says a blockade on aid routes to Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray is bringing millions to the brink of famine.A senior UN official says food supplies ran out two weeks ago.He says 170 aid trucks were stranded outside Tigray and that none of the vehicles had been allowed to enter the region for the past 12 days.The Ethiopian government denies it is blocking aid and says the vehicles are on their way to the region.The US government's humanitarian agency says Tigrayan fighters have looted its warehouses in neighbouring Amhara region.