US Suspends Aid to Somalia Amid Aid Seizure Allegations

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The US has suspended aid to Somalia after allegations that Somali officials destroyed a UN warehouse and seized food aid, which Somalia denies, claiming the warehouse was damaged during port expansion. The US, a major contributor to WFP, demands accountability before resuming assistance amid ongoing conflict and drought in Somalia.
- US halts assistance to Somalia over claims WFP food aid was illegally seized BBC
- US suspends aid to Somalia’s government The Hill
- US suspends assistance to Somali government for alleged seizure of aid Al Jazeera
- Somalia denies US allegation that it destroyed food aid warehouse AP News
- Somalia, US relations hit low point as Washington pauses aid to government Reuters
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