The UN Security Council is retaining a status quo of sanctions on al-Shabaab for two more months to provide the international community with adequate time to discuss the best response to the militant group.
The decision reached on Friday came as Somalia and its partners also discussed the formation of a new stabilisation mission to be deployed in the Horn of Africa country after January 1. The UN Security Council, which has imposed sanctions on al-Shabaab for the last decade, says will provide continuity and prevent a relapse of liberated areas into Shabaab hands.
