The United States suspended all assistance programs for the Somali federal government Wednesday after reports surfaced alleging Somali officials had destroyed a U.S.-funded World Food Programme warehouse and seized 76 metric tons of food aid intended for its poverty-stricken citizens.
“The Trump Administration has a zero-tolerance policy for waste, theft, and diversion of life-saving assistance,” the U.S. Office of Foreign Assistance announced on social media, saying the United States is “deeply concerned” about the reports.
The World Food Programme is the largest humanitarian agency in the war-torn country. It provides food and nutrition assistance to people in crisis, and helps drought-affected households prepare for rainy seasons with cash transfers and other campaigns, according to the organization….
US Pauses Foreign Aid to Somali Government Amid Fraud Allegations
