African States decide to strengthen AMISOM
(BRUSSELS2) The African countries participating in IGAD (Inter-Governmental Authority on Development) agreed on Monday in Addis Ababa to strengthen "immediately“AMISOM additional 2.000 troops in order to reach the ceiling of 8100 troops.”The deterioration of the security situation in Somalia (appears) concern"they underlined. They also agreed to make every effort at the level of the African Union and the UN Security Council to obtain the deployment in the country of a force of 20.000 men (including Somali forces and African forces).This meeting was held at the level of Heads of State or Government and thus brought together Zenawi (Ethiopia), Museveni (Uganda), El Bashir (Sudan), Guelleh (Djibouti), Kibaki (Kenya), Sheikh Ahmed (Somalia).
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