AFRICAN PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN SOMALIA ‘NEEDS 8,000 MORE TROOPS’.(PHOTO).

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 African peacekeeping mission in Somalia ‘needs 8,000 more troops’ The African peacekeeping mission in Somalia requires an additional 8,000 troops, even as Burundi is expected to withdraw its contingent, a statement from military heads from troop-contributing countries said, AP reported. The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia, or AUSSOM, is tasked with combating the Al-Shabab group, whose attacks are stoking fears of a terrorist resurgence in the Horn of Africa nation. But Burundi’s planned pullout, which diplomatic sources said was triggered by a spat with Mogadishu over the state of its soldiers’ equipment, would deprive the mission of around one-fifth of its current manpower. Envoys from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Egypt, Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, the African Union, and multilateral organizations held a three-day meeting in Uganda this week to discuss the security situation in Somalia and the progress of AUSSOM. In a statement, the officials said insufficient troop...

PRESIDENT TINUBU CHAURS FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING. (PHOTO).


 President Tinubu chairs Federal Executive Council Meeting


President Bola Tinubu is presently chairing the Federal Executive Council meeting. The President arrived at the Council Chamber of the State House Abuja for the meeting at about 1:20 PM.


Members of the FEC consist of ministers and some presidential aides among others. Vice President Kashim Shettima is not present at the meeting as he is away for an official assignment in Dubai. He is also expected to proceed to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the lesser Hajj.


With exactly two weeks to the end of 2024, it is not certain if this will be the last meeting of the FEC in the year. 


However, President Tinubu is expected to lay the 2025 Appropriation Bill before the National Assembly on Tuesday, a day after FEC.

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