Ethiopia, Kenya to jointly fight al-Shabab, OLA at common borders
Ethiopia and Kenya have agreed to fight the militant groups al-Shabab and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA).
On Wednesday, Ethiopia News Agency (ENA) reported an agreement between Hilary Mutyambai, visiting Inspector General of the Kenya Police and Demelash Gebremichael, Commissioner of the Ethiopia Federal Police Commission.
“The two agreed to conduct joint security missions to stem the movement of OLA and al-Shabab, particularly in the two countries common border areas,’’ ENA reported.
ENA also said that both countries plan to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in less than a month to expedite their joint security operation efforts.
Al-Shabab, a militant rebel group, mainly operating in conflict-wracked Somalia, has also engaged in terrorism attacks in several other east African countries.
The OLA is a breakaway faction of the ex-rebel group Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), an opposition political party claiming to fight for the rights of ethnic Oromos, who make up about 35 per cent of Ethiopia’s population.
In May 2021, the Ethiopian parliament voted to designate the OLA as a terrorist group.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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