Brussels, 05/08/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 5 August, Andris Piebalgs, the European commissioner for development, announced that a decision had been made to strengthen Europe's long-term commitment to Somalia by granting the country €175 million in additional development aid. The funds will go to Somaliland, Puntland and central Somalia.
Piebalgs visited Somaliland less than a month ago and reaffirmed his conviction that development aid could provide lasting solutions by tackling the...