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London conference on Somalia will further endanger the future of the oil rich state.

A soldier, as part of the Burundian contingent to AMISOM, guards a location near Mogadishu, Somalia, used to detonate UXO's on May 9. Over 75 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed outside of Mogadishu at a safe location. A team, aided by the UN Somalia Mine Action agency and consisting of soldiers from Burundi and Uganda, dispose of weapons on a weekly basis in order to ensure the weapons no longer pose a risk to civilians. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

Soldiers dig a hole to place UXO's for detonation at a site near Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 9. Over 75 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed outside of Mogadishu at a safe location. A team, aided by the UN Somalia Mine Action agency and consisting of soldiers from Burundi and Uganda, dispose of weapons on a weekly basis in order to ensure the weapons no longer pose a risk to civilians. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

Soldiers dig a hole to place UXO's for detonation at a site near Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 9. Over 75 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed outside of Mogadishu at a safe location. A team, aided by the UN Somalia Mine Action agency and consisting of soldiers from Burundi and Uganda, dispose of weapons on a weekly basis in order to ensure the weapons no longer pose a risk to civilians. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

Soldiers ready an area near Mogadishu, Somalia, to be used in the disposal of UXO's on May 9. Over 75 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed outside of Mogadishu at a safe location. A team, aided by the UN Somalia Mine Action agency and consisting of soldiers from Burundi and Uganda, dispose of weapons on a weekly basis in order to ensure the weapons no longer pose a risk to civilians. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

A mortar round is handed carefully from one soldier to another before beign placed in a pit for detonation at a site near Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 9. Over 75 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed outside of Mogadishu at a safe location. A team, aided by the UN Somalia Mine Action agency and consisting of soldiers from Burundi and Uganda, dispose of weapons on a weekly basis in order to ensure the weapons no longer pose a risk to civilians. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

A soldier unloads UXO's from a trailer at a site near Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 9. Over 75 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed outside of Mogadishu at a safe location. A team, aided by the UN Somalia Mine Action agency and consisting of soldiers from Burundi and Uganda, dispose of weapons on a weekly basis in order to ensure the weapons no longer pose a risk to civilians. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

UXO's lie on the ground waiting to be placed in a pit for detonation at a location near Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 9. Over 75 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed outside of Mogadishu at a safe location. A team, aided by the UN Somalia Mine Action agency and consisting of soldiers from Burundi and Uganda, dispose of weapons on a weekly basis in order to ensure the weapons no longer pose a risk to civilians. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

A soldier unloads UXO's from a trailer at a site near Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 9. Over 75 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed outside of Mogadishu at a safe location. A team, aided by the UN Somalia Mine Action agency and consisting of soldiers from Burundi and Uganda, dispose of weapons on a weekly basis in order to ensure the weapons no longer pose a risk to civilians. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

UXO's are placed at the bottom of a pit before detonation at a site near Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 9. Over 75 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed outside of Mogadishu at a safe location. A team, aided by the UN Somalia Mine Action agency and consisting of soldiers from Burundi and Uganda, dispose of weapons on a weekly basis in order to ensure the weapons no longer pose a risk to civilians. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

A soldier unloads UXO's from a trailer at a site near Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 9. Over 75 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed outside of Mogadishu at a safe location. A team, aided by the UN Somalia Mine Action agency and consisting of soldiers from Burundi and Uganda, dispose of weapons on a weekly basis in order to ensure the weapons no longer pose a risk to civilians. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

Detonating cord is rolled out to a safe distance before a pit of UXOs is destroyed at a location near Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 9. Over 75 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed outside of Mogadishu at a safe location. A team, aided by the UN Somalia Mine Action agency and consisting of soldiers from Burundi and Uganda, dispose of weapons on a weekly basis in order to ensure the weapons no longer pose a risk to civilians. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

Over 75 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed outside of Mogadishu at a safe location. A team, aided by the UN Somalia Mine Action agency and consisting of soldiers from Burundi and Uganda, dispose of weapons on a weekly basis in order to ensure the weapons no longer pose a risk to civilians. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

Detonating cord is rolled out to a safe distance before a pit of UXOs is destroyed at a location near Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 9. Over 75 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed outside of Mogadishu at a safe location. A team, aided by the UN Somalia Mine Action agency and consisting of soldiers from Burundi and Uganda, dispose of weapons on a weekly basis in order to ensure the weapons no longer pose a risk to civilians. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

A box of plastic explosives is used to help detonate UXO's at a site near Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 9. Over 75 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed outside of Mogadishu at a safe location. A team, aided by the UN Somalia Mine Action agency and consisting of soldiers from Burundi and Uganda, dispose of weapons on a weekly basis in order to ensure the weapons no longer pose a risk to civilians. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

A box of plastic explosives is used to help detonate UXO's at a site near Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 9. Over 75 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed outside of Mogadishu at a safe location. A team, aided by the UN Somalia Mine Action agency and consisting of soldiers from Burundi and Uganda, dispose of weapons on a weekly basis in order to ensure the weapons no longer pose a risk to civilians. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

UXO's lie on the ground waiting to be placed in a pit for detonation at a location near Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 9. Over 75 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed outside of Mogadishu at a safe location. A team, aided by the UN Somalia Mine Action agency and consisting of soldiers from Burundi and Uganda, dispose of weapons on a weekly basis in order to ensure the weapons no longer pose a risk to civilians. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

#757Live UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - As many as 3,000 African Union peacekeepers have been killed in Somalia in recent years in an attempt to end an Islamist insurgency and bring stability to the Horn of Africa nation, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday.

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