Mixed reactions as UN lifts arms ban on Somalia after joining EAC
What you need to know:
- Al Shabaab remains banned from purchasing or accessing weapons on the international market, and countries must work together to ensure no violations.
- Just a week after Somalia had been formally admitted into the EAC, the arms embargo lifting generated a celebration in Mogadishu.
- Somaliland is yet to be accepted internationally as an independent state, even though it runs its own government, military, currency and central bank.
- In the past, Kenya has been among countries that sought tougher sanctions on Al Shabaab, including having them listed in the same regime as Al Qaeda.
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