A mother in Somalia waits to have her child vaccinated against hepatitis B in a file image. Carl De Souza/AFP via Getty ImagesThe 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.
US Pauses Foreign Aid to Somali Government Amid Fraud Allegations
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