19 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The President of Somalia, Hasan Sheikh Mohamud, met this Sunday with the US Undersecretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee, to discuss security issues in the African country, in the fight against the jihadist group Al Shabaab, in the that the US Army collaborates with.
The meeting took place in the vicinity of the African Union summit that is being held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
“Their discussions focused on the Somali government’s progress in the areas of security, development efforts and relations between Somalia and the US, as well as other issues of mutual interest to both nations,” according to the Somali Presidency. a statement.
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, approved in mid-May a request from the Department of Defense to once again send US troops to Somalia to fight against terrorist groups, thus reversing the order of his predecessor, Donald Trump, to leave that country. African in 2020.
Somalia is facing an increase in the number of attacks by the Islamist militia Al Shabaab, linked to the terrorist organization Al Qaeda, both in the capital and in other parts of the south of the country, which has led the president to promise a reinforcement of security operations to deal with the threat.
