Hiiraan Online
Monday, January 12, 2009

The AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia needs additional peacekeepers since it currently has only 3,200 peacekeeping troops from Uganda and Burundi and the interim central government too week to defend itself after the withdrawal of Ethiopian forces from Somalia.

Head of the AU Political Office Mr. Jean Ping who recently visited Ghana and participated in the swearing ceremony of Ghana’s new President said that Ghana has promised to deploy a peacekeeping force to Somaliavery soon.

 “The security situation in Somalia worries us very often nowadays” said Mr. Ping who recently visited several African countries to convince them to send peacekeeping forces to Somalia.

Nigeria and Burkina Faso have also promised to send peacekeeping forces to Somalia but it is not clear yet when they plan to deploy their forces to Somalia.

Apart from the 3,200 Ugandan and Burundian troops currently in Somalia, the AU has been unsuccessful to secure any of the 8,000 peacekeepers it expected to deploy to Somalia as part of its security operations in the war ravaged country.

qamarasha@yahoo @ 1/15/2009 5:45 PM EST   I am baffled why Somali men are disgracefully parading their sisters so cheaply, by asking someone who is just interested in our culture, "are you dating a Somali girl". On the other hand, maybe I misunderstood by assuming that people in this forum are all Somali.

jayklen. @ 1/13/2009 12:55 AM EST  THIS IS GOOD NEWS ALL AFRICANS ARE WELCOME EXCEPT ETHIOPIANS WE DON'T TRUST THEM .

moorish @ 1/12/2009 11:38 PM EST  Do you have parliment ministers that represent you? also to note most nigerians are muslim brothers and sisters.

Gacaliye@ @ 1/12/2009 9:18 PM EST  Kayse -SL (Sense Less) Mr.ma aha markii u horeeysey oo aad ku matag tid walaala haa.  Is the mafrish closed now so that you have little more time over to threaten us your countrymen/women?  Just wondering.

Kayse-SL @ 1/12/2009 8:49 PM EST  They need to be sent back to their lands in coffins