AUSSOM is designed to contain about 11,000 personnel comprising civilians, military, and police personnel.

US expressed reservations about the proposed budgetary framework for transitioning from AMISOM to ATMIS under Resolution 2719.

The Somali government clarified that the current troop allocation for AUSSOM was finalised through bilateral agreements that have been in place since...

The evolving dynamics among Somalia, Egypt, and Ethiopia signal broader geopolitical changes in the region, with the African Union playing a central r...

The 15-member council unanimously endorsed the extension, which the United Kingdom authored.

The area neighbouring the Kenyan coastal region was liberated from Al-Shabab by ATMIS and Somali Security Forces in 2015.

The attack on the camp that hosts US, UN, AU, and other foreign diplomatic missions, left three people dead and others injured.

The decision emphasises Somalia's authority to determine the future direction of peacekeeping and security operations within its borders.

They stressed the necessity for AUSSOM to be adequately financed and called on stakeholders to explore all possible funding avenues.

The soldiers who arrived over the weekend will undergo a routine post-deployment counselling programme before their transition back to their families...

Somalia's Defence Minister, Abdikadir Mohamed Nur, said the funding is critical in supporting the efforts of ATMIS and Somali Security Forces.

The meeting further delved into the crisis in Sudan and its regional repercussions and the situation in Somalia.

The transition to a new mission is occurring at a critical time of tensions between Somalia and Ethiopia, which began in January this year and escalat...

The AU PSC had also confirmed that Djibouti had also offered to send troops to the mission that begins its operations in January 2025.

Somali forces are yet to occupy the two bases of Burahache and Gherile from where Kenyan soldiers withdrew in July last year

An August 1 communiqué from the AU Council, proposing an AU-led peace support operation to replace ATMIS, was welcomed by the Security Council.

This appeal arises amid concerns over regional dynamics, particularly after Egypt, Ethiopia's regional rival, proposed deploying its troops as part of...

The Peace and Security Council of the AU announced that the decision was approved on August 1.

The mandate of ATMIS is set to expire in December this year.

In June of this year, ATMIS began handing over its forward operating bases in Lower Shabelle to the Somali Security Forces (SSF) as part of this drawd...