Al-Shabaab, the Somali opposition group, has said it will stop food operations by the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) in the country, accusing the agency of being politically motivated and disadvantaging local farmers. World Food Programme logo Al-Shabaab said that the agency was ruining local farming, as the quantity of the food aid didn't allow farmers to sell their goods at reasonable prices. The WFP, meanwhile, says that armed members of al-Shabaab have blocked off food aid to refugee camps in the city of Afgoye .
Al-Shabaab, the Somali opposition group, has said it will stop food operations by the United Nations' (WFP) in the country, accusing the agency of being politically motivated and disadvantaging local farmers. Al-Shabaab said that the agency was ruining local farming, as the quantity of the food aid didn't allow farmers to sell their goods at reasonable prices. The WFP, meanwhile, says that armed members of al-Shabaab have blocked off food aid to refugee camps in the city of .
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