(AP) –
NAIROBI, Kenya — The African Union has appointed former Ghanaian
president Jerry Rawlings as its representative to Somalia.
The AU says that Rawlings will help promote peace and reconciliation
in the war-ravaged country, and also will try to focus more
international attention on Somalia's problems.
Rawlings' appointment comes at a time when donor support for Somalia
has decreased and as insurgents have stepped up attacks against the
weak Somali government. The country hasn't had a functioning
government in almost two decades.
Rawlings, a former coup leader in Ghana, went on to organize elections
in the West African nation in the 1990s. He won two terms, then
surprised the world in 2000 when his party lost and he voluntarily
stepped down.
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