The government of Somalia refutes the accusations, stating that port expansion and repurposing projects had no bearing on the distribution or storage of humanitarian goods and reiterating its dedication to openness and collaboration with donors. Since U.S. foreign aid has drastically decreased and country-by-country statistics have not been made public, it is still unknown how much help is impacted. In the last year of the Biden administration, the United States contributed $770 million to initiatives relating to Somalia, although only a small portion went directly to the government, given the country's ongoing struggles with extreme poverty, insecurity, and frequent climate shocks.

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• According to the Somali government website, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the president of Somalia, is accused by the United States of ordering the demolition of a World Food Program facility in Mogadishu.

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• Due to alleged food assistance seizures, the United States suspends aid to Somalia. Due to allegations that Somali authorities destroyed a World Food Program warehouse supported by the United States at Mogadishu Port and seized 76 metric tons of food aid intended for civilians, the U.S. State Department has halted all aid to Somalia's federal government. 

• According to Washington, the suspension represents a "zero-tolerance policy" regarding the diversion of life-saving help, and funding will only be restored if the Somali government accepts responsibility and takes corrective action. 

• According to a senior U.S. official, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia ordered the demolition without giving donors advance notice, which prompted a review to halt, reroute, or end federal government-benefiting activities.

• The government of Somalia refutes the accusations, stating that port expansion and repurposing projects had no bearing on the distribution or storage of humanitarian goods and reiterating its dedication to openness and collaboration with donors.

•  Since U.S. foreign aid has drastically decreased and country-by-country statistics have not been made public, it is still unknown how much help is impacted. 

• In the last year of the Biden administration, the United States contributed $770 million to initiatives relating to Somalia, although only a small portion went directly to the government, given the country's ongoing struggles with extreme poverty, insecurity, and frequent climate shocks.