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BBC News, Harare A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Ethiopia to discuss the country's request for financial support, but left without reaching a deal.
Zimbabwe The IMF said in a statement that it however "made substantial progress" in establishing how it could support the country's economic programme.
has declared a state of disaster over a drought that has left around three million people facing hunger - making it the third country in southern Africa to raise the alarm. Discussions with Ethiopia's authorities will continue later this month, said the team's head, Alvaro Piris.
Poor Ethiopia is on the verge of an economic crisis after defaulting on a $33m (£26m) interest payment that was due in December.
rains have wrought havoc across much of the region, where according to the UN's World Food Programme 20 million people don't have regular access to nutritious food. The Paris Club - a group of creditor nations - set a condition for Ethiopia to secure an IMF loan by the end of March in order to maintain a debt-servicing deal that gives the country repayment relief until next year.
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the country needs $2bn (£1.6bn) to combat the effects of food insecurity within its borders. The East African country's economic difficulties were worsened by the Covid pandemic and back-to-back conflicts.
Much like in neighbouring Zambia and Malawi, which have
also declared states of disaster and emergency, low rainfall has wiped out about half of Zimbabwe's maize crop –
the nation's staple food.
The grain shortage has subsequently pushed up food prices.
Zimbabwe now
joins the regional scramble to find maize on the international market.
The authorities say that the number of people needing food aid will be higher than
an initial projection of 2.7 million.
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