Saturday, September 23, 2017

Somalia Seeks Easing of Arms Embargo


VOA- WASHINGTON —

The Somali government has repeated its plea for world leaders to lift an international arms embargo, as the aid-dependent Horn of Africa nation continues to struggle with security threats from al-Shabab terrorist group.

Delivering his speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Somalia Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire praised his country’s political and security development with the help of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, known as AMISOM.


“In Somalia, we have made significant strides, in which we have weakened the capability of al-Shabab,” Khaire said.
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