Somalia President Mohamud welcomes end of UN arms embargo
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during the High-Level Segment for Heads of State and Government session at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai, UAE on December 1, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
Somalia's president welcomed Friday's decision by the UN Security Council to fully lift an arms embargo on the Somalian government, while maintaining a ban on sales to the country's Islamists militants.
The United Nations in 1992 imposed an embargo on all arms deliveries to Somalia, though in recent years the Security Council has eased restrictions on sales to the central government.
