US suspends aid to Somali government

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FILE PHOTO: World Food Programme workers distribute food aid at a refugee camp in Somalia. /CFP

The United States has suspended all assistance to Somalia’s federal government amid allegations that Somali officials destroyed a US-funded World Food Programme warehouse and unlawfully seized food aid meant for vulnerable people.

The US State Department said all ongoing US assistance programs benefiting the Somali government had been paused, citing serious concerns over the reported destruction of the facility and the seizure of 76 metric tons of donor-funded food supplies. The department added that any decision to resume assistance would depend on the Somali government taking responsibility for what it described as unacceptable actions and implementing corrective measures.

It remains unclear how much funding will be affected by the suspension, as the Trump administration has sharply reduced foreign aid spending, dismantled the US Agency for International Development, and not released updated country-by-country assistance figures.

Somali officials have not yet responded to the allegations.

Edited by CGTN Africa's Nyawira Mwangi

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency ,AP

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