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Somaliland Sun
Somaliland people hold a giant banner in front of UK Parliament. Thousands of Somaliland people gather at Parliament to lobby MPs regarding international recognition of Somaliland. Somaliland is an unrecognized self-declared sovereign state that is nternationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia.
Thousands of Somaliland nationals lobby at UK Parliament
Somalilandsun: The United States government should officially recognize the independence of Somaliland, a moderate Muslim democracy in the Horn of Africa.
Such an argument may seem counterintuitive at a time when tensions are rising in the region. But I submit that it is precisely because of those rising tensions that it is time for the Bush administration to act, especially if it is truly serious about democracy promotion, counter-terrorism, and curtailing the spread of Islamic fundamentalism.
Ethiopia has pursued legitimate military action in its Tigray province since early November, according Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission. Maybe.
It does seem that the northern state’s regional forces – the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) – attacked federal military bases on November 4 and may even have executed some surrendering soldiers. Still, one suspects something a bit more complicated afoot inside America’s strategic linchpin partner on Africa’s Horn. In fact, that Ethiopia – particularly its Western-favorite of a prime minister, Abiy Ahmed – is a U.S. partner at all, is reason enough to smell a rat in the AU chairman’s a bit too confident,
13 VICENZA, Italy – Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, visited U.S. Soldiers at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa on Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2. Rohling also met with representatives of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD).
During the meeting, Rohling commended the FAD leadership for hosting U.S. Soldiers at Camp Lemonnier, and discussed future training that would strengthen relationships between FAD and SETAF-AF personnel.
Rohling also discussed the FAD’s Rapid Intervention Battalion’s progress. A team from the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade is collaborating with the RIB leadership to develop the capability to rapidly respond to humanitarian and security crises in Djibouti and increase readiness. He received a brief on the RIB’s training progress, and witnessed a small unit exercise, demonstrating the RIB’s readiness.
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