The donation will be going to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Smail Chergui, the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, used his official twitter handle to make the announcement on Monday. The AU forces have come under repeated attacks from militant group, al-Shabaab, who are fighting to establish an Islamic government. We thank Chinese Pple & Gov't for continuing support to #AU peace efforts in #Somalia, w/ this latest donation of $1.2 mln to amisomsomalia pic.twitter.com/xN5AZmr19r — Amb. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in a report officially labeled al-Shabaab militants as a transnational security threat in the East Africa region.

Source: Ethiopian News November 28, 2016 17:03 UTC