Uganda Sends Diplomats to Help Mediate Somalia Peace

Uganda has sent diplomats to Somalia to help with the current affairs and bring about peace. They are trying to help the tensions between Somalia's government and its opponents. This diplomatic effort is trying to anticipate the removal of Uganda's 1,500 troops from Somalia due to lack of support by other countries. The Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni sent over three delegates. Delegates have talked to the president of Somalia Ethiopian-backed interim government, but has yet to met Islamists and other factions of anti-government groups. Negations are going positively, but they are taking time. Ethiopian and Domalia troops have been fighting and have killed thousand of civilians and displaced many more. Two months ago, Islamists and other groups boycotted the government reconciliation conference in Mogadishu saying talk would ot be possible while Ethiopian troops were still in Somalia. Uganda had to try to establish peace before withdrawing its troops. He sent the troops in as an original effort with the African Union, which was 8,000 strong, but increased violence has stopped other countries form sending troops. Uganda has asked the U.S. for assistance in talking Ethiopia and Somalia's transitional government to accept the Islamists to join the Somalia government.