Somalia: Guinea to send troops to Somalia

Reuters reports the African Union has announced that Guinea would send a battalion of troops to join a peacekeeping force in Somalia.

"We have today a full commitment with Guinea for a battalion," AU Commission Chairman Jean Ping told reporters. "Guinea is ready to immediately send troops."

East African regional bloc IGAD last month pledged to send another 2,000 troops to join more than 6,000 soldiers from Uganda and Burundi in Mogadishu. IGAD has not yet announced which countries will contribute peacekeepers.