13 October 2021

Somali government objects to AU-UN hybrid force replacing AMISOM

by Jeremy Binnie

The Somali Federal Government (SFG) announced on 12 October that it “strongly disapproves” of a proposal to replace the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) with a new hybrid Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AU-UNMIS).

At a 7 October meeting in Addis Ababa, the African Union's Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC) endorsed the establishment of the AU-UNMIS, which it said would “ensure predictable and sustainable multiyear financing for the future mission through UN-assessed contributions”.

The Somali Federal Government (SFG) announced on 12 October that it “strongly disapproves” of a prop...

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