Donors, diplomats and supplicating Somali politicians met on Monday to raise money for Somalia, which needs it desperately.
The meeting was dismissed by Al-Shabaab (who weren't invited) as nothing more than a Belgian waffle. Still, when it comes with $2.4-billion of extra sugar, this is one Belgian waffle we should probably take seriously.
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