The United States has suspended all assistance to the government of Somalia, accusing officials of destroying a World Food Programme warehouse containing US funded food aid. The Trump administration alleges that 76 metric tonnes of donor-funded food meant for vulnerable Somalis were seized by government officials.
The announcement was made in a social media post linked to the US State Department’s Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom. It said Washington has a zero-tolerance policy for the waste, theft or diversion of life-saving aid, and described the alleged actions as unacceptable. Somali authorities have not yet responded to the claims.
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The US State Department said any resumption of assistance would depend on the Somali Federal Government taking responsibility and implementing corrective measures.
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