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| Zambia joins AU mission to stabilize Somalia |
| 2017-05-21 |
| [SHABELLENEWS] The African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) confirmed Friday that Zambia has joined police contributing countries to AU mission to offer specialized skills to Somali police force. A statement from the AU mission said a contingent of four senior Zambian coppers are part of a team of 22 newly deployed Individual Police Officers (IPOs) to AMISOM, who will train Somali coppers on security matters. "Zambia has deployed to the police component of the AU Mission for the first time, although they have had military presence in Somalia," the AU mission said. |
| Posted by:Fred |