“US and UK terrorism financing laws are a significant discouragement to operating in al-Shabaab areas. Moving any aid by land in Somalia involves paying “taxes” at road blocks run by different armed groups, including al-Shabaab. But, he said, the US and UK laws were poorly understood and a disincentive. Photograph: Giles Clarke/Getty ImagesSenior UN officials in Somalia recently sought clarification from the US and the UK about potential prosecution. In September 2009, the Obama administration temporarily suspended shipments of US food aid to Somalia pending a policy review.

Source: The Guardian April 26, 2017 06:00 UTC