Somalia: What Future for AUSSOM After the End of US Support?

Uganda: Aussom Troop-Contributing Nations Seek UN Extension for Somalia Mission At Kampala Summit

Kampala -- Defence ministers from countries contributing troops to the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) agreed on Thursday to seek a United Nations extension of the mission by up to two years, as concerns mount over the future of international security support for Somalia.

African leaders push to extend threatened AU mission to Somalia

Leaders of countries making up an African Union military mission in Somalia on Friday insisted they wanted to extend its mandate, despite Washington ending political and critical financial support. Somalia has battled Al-Shabaab insurgents for around two decades, but the Islamist group still controls vast swathes of the country. The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) is the leading force supporting the Somali arm…

Kampala Communiqué Reveals Rift Between Somalia and Regional States – Axadle

Kampala Communiqué Reveals Strains Between Somalia and Regional Partners MOGADISHU, Aug. 1 – A three-day emergency summit in Kampala on Somalia’s security has laid bare tensions between Mogadishu and regional governments, after a contested call for national political dialogue was left in the final communiqué despite objections from President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, sources familiar with […]

AU chief calls for sustainable funding for Somalia mission

The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has called for stronger international support and sustainable financing for the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM).