A.U. Military Chiefs Focus On Somalia

July 22 2010

Ethiopia

Military chiefs from the African Union are in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, attempting to form a plan of action for the conflict in Somalia, the Daily Monitor (Uganda) reports.

The focus of the talks will be on ridding Somalia of the influence of the radical Al-Shabaab group, A.U. officials said.

AMISOM, the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, was recently upgraded to a 20,000-strong force.

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