Updated Thu, November 17th 2016 at 12:35 GMT +3Troops from Burundi serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) distribute fresh water to civilians in Somalia. (PHOTO: COURTESY)African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has requested for close to 9,000 more soldiers to facilitate its operations. It is better to find other avenues to pile pressure on but not AMISOM soldiers." "We are training the Somali soldiers but you see, a soldier becomes one when he has a gun to fight. Madeira said through the training, they have already certified the Somali troops to fight alongside AMISOM but they lack firearms.

Source: Standard Digital November 17, 2016 09:45 UTC