In a rather unprecedented move over the weekend has the African Union called upon the UN Security Council to impose sanctions against Eritrea and other overt and covert supporters of the Somali milita In a rather unprecedented move over the weekend has the African Union called upon the UN Security Council to impose sanctions against Eritrea and other overt and covert supporters of the Somali militant Islamic militias, after being fed up with the deception and misleading statements coming from Asmara in the face of evidence to the contrary. This column last week in fact made reference to Eritrea‚s alleged involvement in supplying radical Islamic militia groups, many of which are thought to be pawns in Al Qaida‚s fight for another safe haven on the African shores.