Djibouti to Contribute 1,000 More Troops to Amisom

Djibouti will send an additional 1,000 troops to Somalia to serve with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and fight al-Shabaab alongside the Somali National Army, Somalia's Garowe Online reported Saturday (January 10th).

The additional troops will be drawn from the police force and the military, said Djiboutian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Ali Yusuf.

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