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2025-05-12 Africa Horn

U.S. Reaffirms Refusal to Fund Current AU Mission in Somalia

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Posted by trailing wife 2025-05-12 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [85 views ] Top
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#1 Is it a African Union [AU], Australia [AU], Austria [AU] or Gold [AU] mission?

Posted by Skidmark 2025-05-12 15:04|| 2025-05-12 15:04|| Front Page Top

#2 [whistles Animal Fair (not, of course, in a racist way, southern accent notwithstanding)]

Posted by Pancho Poodle8452 2025-05-12 17:26|| 2025-05-12 17:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Is it a African Union [AU],

Since it says African Union in the very first line of the article, Skidmark, I think it safe to assume that’s what is meant. Though I suppose that could a bad translation of something else in the original Somali….

Posted by trailing wife 2025-05-12 18:14|| 2025-05-12 18:14|| Front Page Top

#4 the African Union sent a delegation to Washington seeking at least partial financial backing

I'm going with the Gold mission.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-05-12 22:31|| 2025-05-12 22:31|| Front Page Top

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