AU Official Welcomes London Somali Conference, Capture of Baidoa
An official of the African Union [AU] has said the capture of a rebel stronghold, and the U.N. Security Council’s decision to increase troop levels, bolsters security ahead of the London Conference on Somalia Thursday.
El-Ghassim Wane said AU special envoy and former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings, and other senior officials, will represent the continental body at the London Conference. (...)