The National Interest published on 28 July 2022 an article titled "USAID Rushes Aid to Drought-Stricken Horn of Africa" by Trevor Filseth.
USAID announced it is sending $488 million in humanitarian aid to Ethiopia to respond to the country's four-year drought that is impacting 7.4 million people. This announcement follows a similar $476 million humanitarian aid package for Somalia. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has exacerbated the food deficit situation in the Horn of Africa.