Somalia denies aid seizure as US suspends assistance over WFP warehouse claims

Somalia’s government has rejected allegations by the United States that authorities in Mogadishu destroyed an American-funded World Food Programme warehouse and seized food aid meant for vulnerable civilians.

The dispute prompted the U.S. State Department to suspend all assistance to Somalia’s federal government, citing what it called a zero-tolerance policy for the waste or diversion of life-saving aid. A senior U.S. official said…