President Museveni at the Ethiopian Village restaurant and bar in Kabalagala, where one of the bombs killed 16 people. Photo/JOSEPH KIGGUNDU
By JEFF
East Africa is adopting a hardline stance towards the Somalia-based Al Shabaab militia which claimed responsibility for the twin-bomb attacks that killed at least 74 people in Kampala on July 11.
In response to the attacks, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development member states will immediately send an extra 2,000 soldiers to Somalia to strengthen the 6,100 African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) troops on the ground.
“This act of terrorism against innocent Ugandans has only strengthened member states’ resolve to deal with the Somalia problem by increasing the number of troops,” said Igad Executive Secretary Mahboub Maalim.
The additional troops will increase the number of soldiers serving under Amisom to 8,100, by the end of August.
Top security chiefs from Igad member states will meet in Addis Ababa on July 19-21 to decide which countries will be contributing the troops. Read More
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