...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Mission in Somalia( AMISOM) peacekeepers, said on Wednesday that the AU and Somali troops are close to the rebel-held Afgoye district, just 30 KM, north west Mogadishu, Somalia Capital.
Speaking with Shabelle Media, AMISIOM front man, Lt. Col. Paddy Ankunda, told that the allied forces are just four kilometers away from Afgoye and will soon capture it from the Orcs and similar vermin of Al shabab.
"Our troops are doing well and the operation is going as planed. Both Somalia and AMISOM forces have moved out of the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday and taken the fight towards Al shabab strongholds in Afgoye corridor where up to 400,000 people who fled their homes are squatting on land controlled by Al-Shabaab
... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
," said AMISIOM front man, Lt. Col. Paddy Ankunda.
Mr. Ankunda, urged local residents in Afgoye stay in their current places of residence and not to stray from their homes. He added that the AMISOM troops have been specifically avoiding entering the built up areas and