Mogadishu, 24 April-(ANA)-International donors have pledged more than $250m (£172m) to boost security in Somalia, an EU official says.
Louis Michel, the EU commissioner for aid and development, declared the Brussels conference a "full success", saying it had reached its target.
The money is to help Somalia build up its security forces, fight piracy, and restore order on land and sea.
The European Commission promised to provide about a quarter of the promised funds.
The conference, which was chaired by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the African Union, was held against the background of rampant piracy off the coast of Somalia.
But the UN chief said that aid was needed to restore security and stability in a state which has had no central government since 1991 and is mired in conflict.(ANA)
