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BBC: AU fails to secure Somali force

Last Updated: Wednesday, 31 January 2007, 08:14 GMT

AU fails to secure Somali force

African Union leaders have failed to secure full numbers for a planned peacekeeping
force in Somalia, following a two-day summit in Ethiopia.

Speaking at the closure, new AU chairman John Kufuor said several nations had
pledged troops - but so far they had only 4,000 out of 8,000.

The force is due to replace withdrawing Ethiopian soldiers, whose intervention swept
Islamists from power last month.

Reports from Somalia say there has been a night of unrest in the capital.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6312217.stm

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