
President Isaias Afwerki denied accusations that Eritrea was supporting 'Al Shabaab', urging those making accusations to
provide concrete evidence – He described the accusations as 'fabrications based on illusions'
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki who ended his three-day state visit to Uganda on Thursday has said that the reconstitution of the whole of Somalia is critical to the stability of the Horn of African country that has faced decades of war.
Afwerki told reporters here at State House, 40km south of the capital Kampala that whereas the world is focusing on the Al Shabaab, a militant group fighting the Somali government, the critical thing is to bring the whole of Somalia together.
"It is not a Shabaab issue, it is a Somali issue, the reconstitution of Somalia is not an option.
"Somaliland is there, Puntland is there, Mogadishu is there, Jubaland is there.
"We would like Somalia reconstituted after 20 years of disintegration," he said.