African leaders agree on operational strategy to fight al-Shabab in Somalia

STORY: African leaders agree on operational strategy to fight al-Shabab in Somalia DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Mogadishu CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the summit venue 2. various of leaders talking 3. various of leaders signing documents STORYLINE: Four African leaders on Wednesday resolved to jointly plan a decisive operational strategy against al-Shabab and mobilize regional support for timely, decisive operations against the extremists in Somalia. Presidents Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia, William Ruto of Kenya, Djibouti's Ismail Omar Guelleh and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali said well-equipped security personnel is in a better position to fight the al-Shabab extremists. In a communique issued in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, after a day-long summit, the leaders said that they have decided to establish a joint operations mechanism that coordinates the operations' holistic capabilities and multipliers to deter and defeat the enemy. They appealed to