African leaders set to discuss security in Somalia

Somali's Foreign Minister Ismael Jama has admitted the 'paralysis' of the transitional federal government (TFG) and the lack of a ceasefire agreement for the country were responsible for the sinking peace efforts there.

"We have realized the need for a more cohesive TFG that is why we need the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to help find a win-win formula. There is need for a compromise on the situation," the Somali minister said.

IGAD Executive Secretary Mahboub Maalim said the security situation in Somalia was deteriorating and called for the strengthening of ongoing peace efforts in Djibouti. Fourteen previous attempts to ensure peace in Somalia, failed.

The Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia is divided as well, with some of its members rejecting the deal. Officials said，a delegation from the ARS, dominated by moderate Islamists and based in Eritrea, is expected to attend the meeting.

Al-Shabaab rebels have refused to participate in the talks and recognize the Djibouti accords until Ethiopian forces withdraw from the country, with one leading Islamist, Hassan Dahir Aweys, rejecting the June agreement.

The African Union has called on international community speed up efforts aimed at stabilizing the Horn of Africa nation.

The AU commissioner for peace and security Ramtane Lamamra said the UN Security Council should establish the international stabilization force to help pacify the war-torn nation.

"Time has come for a concrete effort on both the inter-Somalia level and that of the international community as a whole, with a view to moving decisively towards an all-inclusive national reconciliation and a comprehensive peace in Somalia," Lamamra told regional foreign ministers in Nairobi.

The AU currently has roughly 3,500 Ugandan and Burundian peacekeepers in the country.

But they have had little success in stopping an escalating insurgency that has turned Somalia into what UN officials have called Africa's worst humanitarian crisis.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei