Somali peacekeeping mission will go ahead despite troop shortfall
The African Union today said it would press ahead with its peacekeeping mission to Somalia despite failing to secure the 8,000 troops needed at a key summit of African leaders.
Three battalions of troops from Uganda and Nigeria are ready as part of the initial deployment plan and will be airlifted in as soon as possible, a senior AU official said in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
