Kenya Calls On Cyprus to Lead Global Effort Against Al-Shabaab During EU Presidency

New York — Kenya has issued an international appeal calling on Cyprus to make the fight against Al-Shabaab a top priority when it assumes the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union in early 2026, officials said Monday.

The call was made by Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary and Minister for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Mudavadi warned of waning international attention on security efforts in the Horn of…