From Yahoo News/Reuters:
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – The African Union on Friday called on the UN Security Council to take "immediate measures" to impose sanctions on Eritrea over its support for Islamist insurgents in Somalia.
It specifically asked for "the imposition of an aerial exclusion zone in Somalia and the blockade of ports and airports (and) sanctions against Eritrea" said Epiphanie Kabushemeye, president of the AU's peace and security council.
Last Friday the UN Security Council voiced concern about reported Eritrean arms supplies to the Islamists, after the United States accused Eritrea of "fanning the flames of violence" in Somalia.
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My Comment: Eritrea's involvement in the civil war of Somalia is an extension of its conflict with Ethiopia. Both sides have been hostile towards each other since Eritrea fought and gained its independence a number of years ago. The problem with Eritrea is that its involvement is completely contrary to what the member states of the AU want.
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