In an exclusive report, we detail the findings of a highly confidential U.N. investigation into the theft of aid in camps for internally displaced people in Somalia.
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It’s a bombshell revelation: Somalis displaced by drought and conflict who are receiving U.S. aid are being exploited by a cabal of Somali landowners, clan leaders, police, and other local authorities who are systematically taxing that aid and even threatening to arrest, beat, or deny lifesaving assistance to anyone refusing to pay up.
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Anna Gawel
Anna Gawel is the Managing Editor of Devex. She previously worked as the managing editor of The Washington Diplomat, the flagship publication of D.C.’s diplomatic community. She’s had hundreds of articles published on world affairs, U.S. foreign policy, politics, security, trade, travel and the arts on topics ranging from the impact of State Department budget cuts to Caribbean efforts to fight climate change. She was also a broadcast producer and digital editor at WTOP News and host of the Global 360 podcast. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Maryland in College Park.
