A.U. Air Defenders Could Block Eritrean Arms

"Last week I wondered aloud why the African Union has been talking about devoting some of its peacekeeping funds, donated by the U.S., E.U. and U.N., to setting up an air-defense mission for its troop contingent in Somalia. Around 5,000 Ugandan and Burundian peacekeepers, flying an A.U. flag, control key locations in Mogadishu and help prop up the fledgling Transitional Federal Government. The major threats to the TFG and the A.U. troops are the Al-Shabab Islamic group’s foot soldiers and suicide bombers, so why does the A.U. need an air force?"
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