Somalia: Somali President Meets With U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Djibouti

Djibouti — The president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh held a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Djibouti on Sunday as his country relies on American support.

Austin who arrived in Djibouti on his first trip to Africa as Secretary of Defense assured President Hassan Sheikh of U.S. continued help in the fight against Al-Shabaab militants.

Both sides discussed ways to eliminate Al-Shabaab in Somalia and the increase of US support for the Somali national army forces, according to the…