The Federal Somali government has received a security boost yet again from the Japan government to the tune of $37 million Saturday at the sidelines of the African Union summit in the Addis Ababa the capital of Ethiopia.

President Hasan Mohamud who attended the summit met with the Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan Kayawi Katsuyuki who made the pledge on behalf of the government of Japan led by Shizo Abbe.

 

President Hassan thanked the Japan government for the help at a time when Somalia is faced by many challenges among them militancy and fragile government system as well as impending elections across the country.

 

Katyuski while announcing the pledge said the Japan government would continue improving the police forces as part of the security boost in the country.

 

On September last year, the Japanese government donated over vehicles to the Somali department to fight street crime and answer to distress calls.

 

Speaking at the event to hand over the vehicles at Aden Adde international Airport , the head of the police department in Somalia underscored the significance of the vehicles in maintaining peace and order in the towns and cities under the federal government.

 

"These vehicles are very important in combating insecurity in major towns and cities,” he said. "We are very grateful of the government of Japan and its leaders as well as the embassy of Japan in Mogadishu for facilitating the arrival and acquisition of the vehicles for the Somali people.”

 

Since 2007, the Japanese government donated over $340 million of which $60 million went to security.