US secretary of state to meet with the Somali president

[xiinfaniin]

Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, plans to meet the president of Somalia's transitional government in the first phase of an an attempt by the US to improve security in a country known for piracy and kidnappings.

 

 

Mrs Clinton will become the highest-ranking US official to meet President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, signalling the Obama administration's strong wish to bolster the fragile government in the lawless Horn of Africa country.

 

The meeting will take place on the sidelines of an annual trade forum with sub-Saharan countries being held in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Aug. 5, Ian Kelly, a state department spokesman, said.

 

 

Somali pirates attack US-flagged shipMr Kelly gave no other details of the meeting with Mr Ahmed, who is struggling to take control from hard-line opposition fighters bent on overthrowing his western-backed government.

 

Western security agencies have long feared that Somalia, with its large coastline and porous borders, could become a haven for foreign militants looking to attack the region and beyond.

 

Somalia's coastal waters - strategic shipping lanes linking Asia and Europe - have also become a focus of pirates who have made off with millions of dollars in ransom from hijacking vessels, including US-flagged ships.

 

The United States has offered military support to Somalia's government, including more than 40 tonnes of weapons and ammunition, to help it fight insurgents. It has also offered training for security forces as well as logistical and financial help.

 

After visiting Kenya, Clinton will travel to South Africa, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Liberia and Cape Verde, where she is expected to reinforce President Barack Obama's message that aid must be matched by good governance.

[xiinfaniin]

US Secretary of State to Visit Africa

By VOA News

28 July 2009

 

 

 

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 24 Jul 2009

U.S. officials say Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Africa next week on a trip aimed at highlighting the Obama administration's commitment to making Africa a priority in U.S. foreign policy.

 

The State Department says Clinton will begin her seven-nation trip August 5, when she attends the U.S.-Sub Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum in Nairobi, Kenya. The forum is designed to help increase trade between the U.S. and African countries.

 

During her visit to Kenya, she will also meet with the president of Somalia's transitional government, Sheikh Sharif Amed.

 

Clinton will also visit South Africa, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Liberia and Cape Verde.

 

Clinton's visit takes place less than a month after President Barack Obama visited Ghana.

 

The State Department says this is the earliest in any administration that both the president and secretary of state have traveled to Africa.

[Mintid Farayar]

Still trying to resuscitate ?

[Thankful]

This is very good news. Further proves that this is the only recognized government in Somalia(from the borders of Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti). That other regional admins, will not be given the same treatment as the Federal Government. I wish President Sharif the best and I am proud of this accomplishment! The man refuses to surrender! This meeting means a lot to all that think the government or Somalia is hopeless.

[Jacaylbaro]

It it hopeless ...................

[Meiji]

^^

 

To be given the cold shower by Congressman Payne, forget meeting with US secretary of state

[Juje]

Originally posted by Jacaylbaro:

It it hopeless ...................

'is' ti aya ku goysey caro aad qabtiid awgeed.

[NGONGE]

All depends on the outcome of the meeting really. She can't possibly offer him any troops, so what exactly can she do? Money?

[Jacaylbaro]

She will tell him exactly the same, "to stop Alshabab" ....... can he ?

[Juje]

Originally posted by Jacaylbaro:

She will tell him exactly the same, "to stop Alshabab" ....... can he ?

Can you?

[Oz]

Whatever the outcome..

[Oz]

Originally posted by Jacaylbaro:

She will tell him exactly the same, "to stop Alshabab" ....... can he ?

Does it mean anything to you regardless?

[Jacaylbaro]

Originally posted by Juje:

quote:Originally posted by Jacaylbaro:

She will tell him exactly the same, "to stop Alshabab" ....... can he ?

Can you?

I didn't know I was a president ,,,,,,

[Juje]

Originally posted by Jacaylbaro:

I didn't know I was a president ,,,,,,

Good, you realized you are not then, that..

[Jacaylbaro]