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The Extra Ordinary Summits of Heads of African States and Governments meeting for the Inter Governmental Authority on Development IGAD, have called for military intervention to restore peace in war torn Somalia.  The Executive Director of  IGAD Eng. Mahboub Maalim said regional countries and member States of the IGAD need to create a unified synergy towards dealing with the Somali crisis that now threatens peace and stability while compromising security and safety in the Horn of Africa countries.

Eng. Maalim who spoke after the opening of the African Monitoring of the Environment for Sustainable Development (AMESD)  in the IGAD region – AMESD kick-off workshop in Nairobi – however noted that member states are also pursuing development and peace building as part of the strategy to ensure peace returns in the war torn Horn of Africa.

He noted that the international community needs to hasten steps and measures toward dealing with the militias that now threaten security in neighboring states. “The synergy towards dealing with the Somali problem has been slow and now the crisis seems to be catching up with us, and we need to move with speed in dealing with this challenge,” he said.

The attacks came as retaliation since Uganda and Burundi have a strong AU/UN backed contingent of peace keepers and are a hindrance to Al-Shabab militia control of the capital. Somalia has been without a functioning government for close to two decades and has degenerated into a total lawlessness with armed militias and pirates causing havoc in the region.

News Report By Abdulaziz Billow
Abdulaziz Billow is AfrobeatRadio’s correspondent for East Africa.

Abdulaziz Billow is a Kenyan born Somali Journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. Growing up, his desire was to be a well known journalist in and outside his country. Abdulaziz Billow has a strong desire in learning more from other people and cultures. He finds it most interesting and gratifying working with peoples  of diverse cultures, races and religions.