Ethiopian boy pictured cooking in desert gets donations

The Ethiopian journalist who took the viral photo of a boy cooking in the desert alone has told the BBC the story behind the powerful image.

Boru Konso’s photo has elicited a lot of reactions online and gotten well-wishers to donate money and items to the boy.

The journalist was riding his motorcycle in the rural district of Mio where he had gone to cover a story when he saw the boy late in the evening.

The boy told the journalist that his family lives in a different district and he was moving around with their animals in search of water and pasture. Ethiopia is currently experiencing a drought forcing pastoralists to move around.