...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] in Hiran province, killing and wounding at least 20 people.
In a statement, the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab
...... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...has grabbed credit for the attack, saying it targeted Æthiopian army convoy at Halgan village, located on the outskirts of Beledweyne city.
The explosion which resulted from a landmine comes amid increased military operations against al-Shabaab in parts of Somalia as the Federal Government is trying to regain full control of the country.
Despite losing large swathes of territory, al-Shabaab continues to attack government-controlled areas, mainly Mogadishu, the Somali capital, where boom-mobileings and liquidations have been on the rise for the past few months.