Image copyright AFP Image caption Ethiopia deployed its troops to Somalia to strengthen the weak UN-backed governmentEthiopia has withdrawn troops from Somalia, where they had been battling Islamist militants. It blames a lack of international support for the move, following the EU's recent cut in its funding for foreign troops in Somalia. Ethiopian Communications Minister Getachew Reda told the BBC that the troops withdrawn from south-western Somalia were not part of Amisom. "It is a separate batch deployed to provide support for Amisom and Somali armed forces," Mr Getachew said. BBC Somali's Farham Jimale says Ethiopia is not the first provider of troops in Somalia to complain about a lack of international support.

Source: Ethiopian News October 26, 2016 15:33 UTC