Just two days after the United States President Barack Obama was sworn in, the US is urging the stakeholders in the Somali government to continue the cooperation aimed at completing the transition within the appointed time frame.
A statement from the US Embassy says that the US is committed to supporting the Somali Parliament to complete the presidential succession process within the thirty-day period as outlined in the Transitional Federal Charter.
Somali Transitional Federal Government First Deputy Speaker Mohammed Omar and Member of Parliament Ahmed Ashare, who is also the Chairman Parliamentary Committee on Information, Culture, Public Awareness and Heritage, welcomed the commitment saying it would go a long way in supporting the transitional government meet the set deadline.
Somalia has been without an effective central government since President Siad Barre was overthrown in 1991 sparking a wave of inter clan wars.
The two leaders lauded US President Barack Obama’s inaugural speech, especially more..http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/-/1066/518836/-/13se4hyz/-/index.html
A statement from the US Embassy says that the US is committed to supporting the Somali Parliament to complete the presidential succession process within the thirty-day period as outlined in the Transitional Federal Charter.
Somali Transitional Federal Government First Deputy Speaker Mohammed Omar and Member of Parliament Ahmed Ashare, who is also the Chairman Parliamentary Committee on Information, Culture, Public Awareness and Heritage, welcomed the commitment saying it would go a long way in supporting the transitional government meet the set deadline.
Somalia has been without an effective central government since President Siad Barre was overthrown in 1991 sparking a wave of inter clan wars.
The two leaders lauded US President Barack Obama’s inaugural speech, especially more..http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/-/1066/518836/-/13se4hyz/-/index.html
Burundi: Country sends more troops to Somalia.
PANA reported the 210 soldiers left for Mogadishu Friday, under the supervision of Burundian Minister of Defence and War Veterans, Maj.-Gen. Germain Niyoyankana, and the US Ambassador to Burundi, Mrs. Patricia Muller. The US government has provided most of the logistics and equipment necessary for the deployment of the Burundian troops in Somalia.
A second battalion comprising 850 Burundian soldiers is also preparing to be deployed to Mogadishu, the spokesman for the National Defence Force (FDN), Lt.-Col. Adolphe Manirakiza, told PANA. AMISOM has been operating far below its full strength of 8,000 troops since it was authorised in January 2007 to help restore peace to Somalia. On Friday, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the AU met in Addis Ababa to extend AMISOM's mandate for another six months. more..http://www.afrika.no/Detailed/15840.html
A second battalion comprising 850 Burundian soldiers is also preparing to be deployed to Mogadishu, the spokesman for the National Defence Force (FDN), Lt.-Col. Adolphe Manirakiza, told PANA. AMISOM has been operating far below its full strength of 8,000 troops since it was authorised in January 2007 to help restore peace to Somalia. On Friday, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the AU met in Addis Ababa to extend AMISOM's mandate for another six months. more..http://www.afrika.no/Detailed/15840.html
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