AU envoy seeks bolstered mandate for Somalia
Listen BUJUMBURA — The African Union mission in Somalia needs a beefed-up mandate, the AU’s special representative for the country said Sunday at the funeral of 12 Burundian troops killed in a suicide attack last week. “The time has come to re-examine AMISOM’s mandate so that we can have the power to act when and [...]
Burundi opposition seeks troop recall from Somalia
Listen BUJUMBURA — Burundi’s opposition parties Saturday urged the recall of troops from Somalia after a rebel attack on African peacekeepers killed 12 soldiers from the central African nation as well as nine others. “If the mandate of our soldiers does not change and if the international community does not give them the means to [...]
Somali government welcomes AMISOM mandate change
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) – Somalia’s government has welcomed on Monday the mandate change of the African Union peace keepers in Mogadishu. The African Union has changed the mandate of AMISOM into peace makers to attack the Islamist insurgents fighting against the government and the AU troops. Abdulahi Mohamed Ali, Somali National Security Minister welcomed the [...]
AU gives Ugnadan soldiers mandate to attack Somali insurgents
Listen Kampala (Alshahid) – The African Union (AU) has reviewed the mandate of Ugandan soldiers in Somalia and allowed them to attack the Al-Shabaab militants, Ugnadan Defence Minister announced on Saturday. The Monitor newspaper said Dr Crispus Kiyonga told Journalists after flagging- off three Ugandan battalions to Somalia at Entebbe military airbase yesterday that the [...]
Will development of Northern Kenya remain a pipe dream?
Listen Ibrahim Rashid*. Media are awash with painful images of severe drought across northern Kenya. Last week was the situation in Wajir, where the Minister, Ibrahim Mohamed Elmi was on the ground in solidarity with his constituents of Wajir East. The agony and anguish on his face and desperation evident from his voice was most [...]
Uganda Calls for Change Of UN Mandate In Somalia
Listen UGANDA, whose forces form part of the African Union peacekeepers in Somalia, called Tuesday for a change of mandate for the force to allow them tackle insurgents in the war-ravaged country. “Right now we are engaged in peacekeeping where there is no peace,” Ugandan army spokesman Major Felix Kulaiyigye said. “They need to change [...]