I hope Nigeria is not sending troops because Ethiopia and Ghana can conveniently send their troops there.
AU approves 20,000 troops for Somalia
If Museveni succeeds in conquering and pacifying Somalia, he will surpass Gamel Abdel-Nazzer's legacy in the continent. We will welcome the new strongman of Africa. If he miscalculates and fails, he will set off a chain of reactions that will plunge the entire region into a massive catastrophe. Best of luck to him.Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union on Friday announced here that more troops would be deployed to Somalia in few weeks, while the 20,000 maximum troops for Somalia peacekeeping, proposed by IGAD, has been authorized as official AU target.
A battalion from Burundi would be deployed in few weeks, raising the current over 7,000 AU Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) troops to the long-awaited 8,000, Ramtane Lamamra, PSC Commissioner, told a news conference at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa at the end of a ministerial meeting on Somalia.
The proposal to raise AMISOM's troop size from its initially authorized 8,000 to 20,000 was proposed by the East African grouping' the Inter Governmental Au thority on Development (IGAD) â' in July, just few days ahead of the AU summit in Kampala.
The summit endorsed it but it has just become, on Friday, the official authorized troop size for AMISOM.
According to Lamamra, following the deployment of the Burundian battalion, about 4,000 soldiers drawn from Djibouti, Guinea, Uganda, Burundi and other troop contributing countries would be deployed to Somalia in few months.
Uganda alone volunteered to contribute up to 20,000 troops but AU has been challenged by lack of logistics, modern equipments and finance that it blamed on reluctance from UN, EU and world powers like the US.
AMISOM also has to have enabling components like air force, maritime, intelligence and police units, with 140 personnel each, to develop and support the Somali police force, Lamamra told Foreign Ministers attending the meeting.
The PSC has also decided to request the UN Security Council to revise the mandates of AMISOM at its meeting on 21 October.
AU also wants UN to make sure AMISOM has the logistical capacity equivalent to peacekeeping missions in DR Congo and Sudan, Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula, who chaired the meeting said.
'We need equipments that we have seen elsewhere,' Wetangula said, referring to multiple helicopters and modern weaponry that helped UN missions in DR Congo and elsewhere easily overcome insurgency resistances.
'We have noticed Uganda's readiness to deploy the entire 20,000 troops. But for them to go to Somalia, they need resources...equipment and commitments. Commitments for rations...for stipend for the soldiers and commitments to equip them; not just with Kalashnikovs and 3Gs,' the Kenyan Foreign Minister added.
Source: Afrique en ligne
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Hm, they aren't "peacekeepers" because there is no peace to keep in the first place.
how about somalia just gets nuke
Why Ethiopia and Ghana?I hope Nigeria is not sending troops because Ethiopia and Ghana can conveniently send their troops there.
:lol::lol::lol:how about somalia just gets nuke
What peace are they going to keep?
First you keep what you found. now what you don't have.
Secondly. where will AU find billions to keep what they haven't got?
Third. There have been 20.000 tourists in DRC and have done nothing more than visit parks in on their white jeeps.
And Fourth, Can't all these soldiers do community services to get their countries clean, get their people clean drinking, and hetp their villagers get medicare and proper housing?
There plenty to do to better their own countries, but they preffer sending their on Tourism. some will never even see home anymore.
First you keep what you found. now what you don't have.
Secondly. where will AU find billions to keep what they haven't got?
Third. There have been 20.000 tourists in DRC and have done nothing more than visit parks in on their white jeeps.
And Fourth, Can't all these soldiers do community services to get their countries clean, get their people clean drinking, and hetp their villagers get medicare and proper housing?
There plenty to do to better their own countries, but they preffer sending their on Tourism. some will never even see home anymore.
As long as the trouble doesn't spill over into other countries, I fully agree with you. ^^And Fourth, Can't all these soldiers do community services to get their countries clean, get their people clean drinking, and hetp their villagers get medicare and proper housing?
Let al Shabab do its thing and be done. The somali government controls a living room and that will not get it done. How bad can al shabab be, the somali people dont care for forign intervention so let them handle there own business.
What trouble can spill over to the other African countries. They dont even border somalia. Until al shabab proves itself crazy enough by attacking neighboring countries we should let them be.As long as the trouble doesn't spill over into other countries, I fully agree with you. ^^
All that "war on terror" is Americas and europes problem. Africa is to poor to be doing the dirty work for them.
Look at the countries that volunteering to send Soldiers. since when has the problems in Somali spilled into Uganda or Burundi ? These countries spilled more problems into Somali.As long as the trouble doesn't spill over into other countries, I fully agree with you. ^^
You'll be called pro Al Shabaab for saying that. Just wait and see.What trouble can spill over to the other African countries. They dont even border somalia. Until al shabab proves itself crazy enough by attacking neighboring countries we should let them be.
Doing dirty work for their masters. other wise they wont get any checks to fill their stomachs, Swiss accounts and to keep their armies in one peace to ensure their long oppression of their own people.All that "war on terror" is Americas and europes problem. Africa is to poor to be doing the dirty work for them.
........and of course bring some memento / or souvenir back to their own countries - Bombing in Uganda wouldn't happen!These countries spilled more problems into Somali.
BTW: 20,000 men in Somalia - looks to me too many sitting ducks!
Countries that I can think of that are indirectly affected are East Africa's port countries plus Sudan and Egypt, because of the piracy.Look at the countries that volunteering to send Soldiers. since when has the problems in Somali spilled into Uganda or Burundi ? These countries spilled more problems into Somali.
I can't see how this mission will succeed.
Exactly, but some people may call u pro Al-Shabab too.Look at the countries that volunteering to send Soldiers. since when has the problems in Somali spilled into Uganda or Burundi ? These countries spilled more problems into Somali.
The piracy is being dealt with a totally different mandate, so this really is not a good explanation.Countries that I can think of that are indirectly affected are East Africa's port countries plus Sudan and Egypt, because of the piracy.
The reality is that the US and other rich countries would NEVER send their troops to Somalia, so poor African countries have been bribed to do the job for them. The likes of nations such as Guinea, Burundi and Uganda...
Its not being pro al shabab its being smart enough to not get ahead of yourself. Somalis will overthrow "the youth" when "familiarity breeds contempt" and another somali group can give it a go. We dont know how they will govern the society and how it can effect other countries for sure. Al shabab should only be attacked in self defense. If the somali people want to put up with them then let things be. That puny somali gov. will never make it and al shabab should do its thing.Exactly, but some people may call u pro Al-Shabab too.
They will have to fight Al Shabaab, and though i know they will just have some clashes here and there. But the more dead civilians, the more they will make Al shabaab stronger with Local support by Joining Al shabaab.Countries that I can think of that are indirectly affected are East Africa's port countries plus Sudan and Egypt, because of the piracy.
I can't see how this mission will succeed.
If this deployment goes happens. Al shabaab will get stronger.
What kind of military commanders strategist are they? They surely didn't learn the Somali history.
I don't think that's the cause for this mission, but I see it as a general problem due to the lack of a central government.[/QUOTE]The piracy is being dealt with a totally different mandate, so this really is not a good explanation.
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