...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) Force has claimed that the military offensives against Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist group Al-Shabaab
... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
have been temporarily delayed due to the rain season.
Colonel Ali Humud, the spokesperson reported to Shabelle in an exclusive interview that they are expecting to resume military operations In the near future against the Death Eaters after temporarily halting the offensives as the AMISOM troops are preparing themselves for the second phase of the military battle partnered with the Somali National Army.
The Colonel also brought up the scandal that accused Ugandan peacekeepers under AMISOM of training a few members of Al-Shabaab terrorists.
"It was brought up in the international media and almost all of the responsibility belongs to the Ugandan troops and their government are conducting investigations." He said
Colonel Ali, the spokesperson reiterated that AMISOM are preparing to pick up where they left off in the second phase of the military offensives against Al-Shabaab in collaboration with the Somali National Army.