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Somalia: The U.N “come back”
The United Nations Special Representative, Augustine Mahiga, said the return of the UN in Somalia will be phased. It would begin to relocate its Somalia operations from neighbouring Kenya.
According to the project, the first offices will be installed in Puntland, a region where Islamist insurgents have vowed last month to conduct a holy war against the authorities. After Puntland, the UN will deploy in Somaliland, a former British colony which took advantage of the chaos in the country to proclaim its independence. The Somaliland, a mall state of 3.5 million people, has held an election deemed fair by observers, but not recognised by the African Union, neither by the international community.
This “come back” of the UN in Somalia, should be completed by opening offices in Mogadishu, knowing that it will provide the biggest challenge. “we are going to take a much more cautious approach”, Augustine Mahiga said. The African Union peacekeeping contingent known as AMISOM will be extended to improve security in time for the move.