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Namwamba: Lasting security needed in the Horn of Africa

Africa Day celebrations

African countries must "find an answer" to the continuing influence of foreign powers in the Horn of Africa.
At an event to mark the 56th anniversary of the African Union, Foreign Affairs Administrative Secretary Ababu Namwamba argued that the continent's rise from poverty could be slowed if countries do not take a decisive stand on security challenges facing them.
He spoke directly on the Horn of Africa, a region that has faced the threat of terrorism from Al-Shabaab terrorists and ISIS, and now is at the centre of naval power struggles linked to the gulf diplomatic standoff.
INSECURITY CHALLENGE
"Africa continues to face the challenge of insecurity. It's a challenge that we must remain alive to and continue to confront," he told an audience at the Ethiopian Embassy on Saturday night.
The embassy was hosting celebrations to mark 56 years of the founding of the African Union, then known as the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), and often known as Africa Day.

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