Nairobi — The African Union has confirmed that the United Nations is actively considering an air and sea blockade of Somalia but gave no indication if a decision was imminent.
The AU maintains that a blockade on Somalia is necessary to prevent infiltration of foreign insurgents into the Horn of Africa country and to cut off their supply lines, in addition to meeting the crippling piracy challenge.
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