...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) and Al-Shabaab
... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
bully boys.
A military base belonging to the Kenyan soldiers in Fahfahdhuun was attacked yesterday by Al-Shabaab assailants although the precise numbers of losses and casualties sustained are still unclear.
According to witnesses that live in the town, the battle went on for at least a few hours with extreme exchange of gunfire.
Fahfahdhuun is among the main towns in the Gedo region where fighting and battles are very frequent between co-allied AMISOM and government against the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab Islamist bully boys.