Posts Tagged ‘somalia’

The U.S. government wants more funding for the peacekeeping mission in Somalia

December 11th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
The U.S. government wants an additional 60 million dollars from Congress to finance the peacekeeping mission of 8 000 men and development efforts in Somalia, ravaged by war, said in Nairobi on Friday a U.S. official.
U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Mic...

Ethiopian troops will leave Somalia in three phases

November 22nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said Wednesday that the Ethiopian forces, who fought the Union of Islamic Courts alongside the transitional government in Somalia last month, would leave the country in three phases.
Meles said that the depl...

Ethiopian troops begin their withdrawal from Somalia

November 19th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
Ethiopian forces have begun their withdrawal from Somalia, it was learned information coming to Nairobi, the Kenyan capital.
The retiront Ethiopian troops from Somalia in stages, and the first contingent involved approximately 200 soldiers, said...

The UN representative in Addis Ababa for a meeting of the AU in Somalia

October 30th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
Francois Lonseny Fall, Special Representative of Secretary General United Nations, arrived Friday in Addis Ababa to attend a meeting of the Council for Peace and Security of the African Union (AU) in Somalia.
According to the Office of UN Politi...

The first peacekeepers expected in Somalia in Africa by end of January

October 27th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
The first peacekeepers in Africa who would assist the transitional government establish its authority in Somalia are expected by late January, said on Tuesday Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi.
A team of negotiators from the African Union is curre...

The AU calls for immediate withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Somalia

October 18th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
President of the Commission of the African Union (AU) Alpha Omar Konare on Wednesday urged Ethiopian troops at war with the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) in Somalia to withdraw immediately from that country.
“We call for the withdrawal of ...