Trump To End All Aid To Somalia After Food Supplies Destroyed By Govt.

The World Food Programme, a United Nations agency that administers food distribution, said it would formally notify Somalia that the demolition constituted a breach of UN diplomatic protocols.

The U.S. Embassy urged the Secretary of State to consider pausing, canceling, or postponing American assistance to Somalia until the government returned or compensated donors for the destroyed food aid.

On January 7, the State Department announced it had paused all U.S. assistance programs benefiting the Somali Federal Government, stating that any resumption would depend on Somali authorities taking accountability for their actions.

However, the senior administration official said the pause would become permanent, with all aid officially ending by May.

Somalia’s ports minister had issued an eviction notice to the World Food Programme in December, but Somali officials later claimed the warehouse could continue operating while a final decision was pending. Continue reading…