Tag: 12,626

  • UN authorises new mission against al-Shabaab in Somalia

    UN authorises new mission against al-Shabaab in Somalia

    Resolution allows deployment of 12,626 personnel – but it is unclear if Ethiopia will stay part of peacekeeping force amid territory dispute The UN has authorised a new African peacekeeping mission to continue its fight against Somalia’s al-Shabaab, the insurgent group affiliated with al-Qaida, but there are doubts about whether troops from neighbouring Ethiopia will…