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Ethiopian drought is "code red" for newborns and their mothers: NGO

Addis Ababa: Some 350,000 babies are expected to be born by August into severe food shortages in Ethiopia's worst drought in 50 years, the charity Save the Children said, urging leaders to raise the alarm at the African Union summit this week.

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