Nairobi Seeks Additional U.N. Funding For Mission Against Al-Shabaab

The Kenyan government has asked the United Nations to finance the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in the fight against Al-Shabaab, reports the Daily Nation (Kenya).

AMISOM, which suffers from insufficient and unpredictable funding, requires additional assistance to fill funding gaps and prevent Somalia from falling back under the control of Al-Shabaab, Kenyan Foreign Affairs Chief Administrative Secretary Ababu Namwamba told European Union officials during a meeting in...