MADRID — A UN-backed group on Somalia on Tuesday called on the international community to provide more money and equipment to an African Union peacekeeping force in the war-torn country.
European and other nations should increase troop allowances "to UN standards" for the force, known as AMISOM, the International Contact Group for Somalia said in a statement at the end of a two-day meeting in Madrid.
It also called on Somalia's transitional government to integrate the country's soldiers "into an effective chain of command with the assistance of the international community".
The conference was attended by officials from 45 nations and international organisations, including Somalia's President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.Read More
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