AU plans to open main supply routes for relief access in central Somalia

African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) says it is planning to open and secure main supply routes to help facilitate delivery of humanitarian aid to drought stricken people in Somalia’s central regions .

The Sector Four Contingent Commander Col. Mohamed Elmi Habane from Djibouti said SNA will play its role to ensure humanitarian relief reaches residents affected by the drought in these regions.

Habane said that the project to open and secure main supply routes will be augmented with operations to rid the country of the Al-Shabaab.

“ This issue of the roads blocked by Al-Shabaab has problem and thorn to us so we forwarded the issue to AMISOM officials, so now there are ongoing plans which is intended to implement  soon,’ said Habane.

He added that the opening and securing of main supply routes is crucial for channeling humanitarian assistance needed by thousands of residents affected by the severe drought.

Al-Shabaab militants have cut off main roads leading to several towns in central Somalia which the group lost to the troops of Somali government backed by AU forces.