UN, AU and EU urge Somalia to quickly agree on election date
by Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press
Posted Feb 22, 2021 3:47 pm PDT
Last Updated Feb 22, 2021 at 4:03 pm PDT
CAMEROON, Cameroon The United Nations, African Union and European Union urged the Somali government and opposition on Monday to quickly agree on a date for elections, warning that the delay is fueling violence and impacting the impoverished Horn of Africa nation’s development and security.
Acting U.S. ambassador Richard Mills echoed their appeal to swiftly resolve the political impasse, saying last week’s political violence on the streets of the capital Mogadishu over the failure to hold elections “is the latest indication that if not resolved soon, Somalia risks regressing deeper into instability.”
CAMEROON, Cameroon - The United Nations, African Union and European Union urged the Somali government and opposition on Monday to quickly agree on a dat.
UN, AU and EU urge Somalia to quickly agree on election date
by Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press
Posted Feb 22, 2021 6:47 pm EDT
Last Updated Feb 22, 2021 at 6:58 pm EDT
CAMEROON, Cameroon The United Nations, African Union and European Union urged the Somali government and opposition on Monday to quickly agree on a date for elections, warning that the delay is fueling violence and impacting the impoverished Horn of Africa nation’s development and security.
Acting U.S. ambassador Richard Mills echoed their appeal to swiftly resolve the political impasse, saying last week’s political violence on the streets of the capital Mogadishu over the failure to hold elections “is the latest indication that if not resolved soon, Somalia risks regressing deeper into instability.”