Current Relations
The current Federal Government of Somalia that succeeded the Transitional Federal Government is approved by the Arab League (AL), Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the African Union (AU) and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
The IGAD and AU member states are presently involved in a UN-sanctioned peacekeeping mission, AMISOM, to help stabilize Somalia.
In 2006, the United States took the lead in establishing the International Somalia Contact Group.
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