Somalia’s transformation was achieved first and foremost by the people and leaders of Somalia, backed by strong, African-led support.
We also want to thank the African Union, which deserves a great deal of credit for Somalia’s success.
The United States was proud to support this effort. We provided more than $650 million in assistance to the African Union Mission in Somalia, more than 130 million to Somalia’s security forces.
In the past two years, we’ve given nearly $360 million in emergency humanitarian assistance and more than $45 million in development-related assistance to help rebuild Somalia’s economy.
And we have provided more than $200 million throughout the Horn of Africa for Somali refugee assistance.
The President had a chance to meet President Obama earlier today at the White House, and that was a very strong signal to the people of Somalia of our continuing support.
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, 56, is a civic activist who founded a university in Mogadishu and has worked for several national and international peace and development organisations.
He has links to al-Islah, Somalia’s branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is strongly opposed to al-Shabab.
They both want sharia so what exactly is the Somalia Muslim Brotherhood opposed to and will Mohamud prevent the implementation.
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