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Somalia
Post-AMISOM future begins to take shape

The African Union and the Somali government have until the end of December to agree on the shape of the pan-African organisation's next mission in Somalia. [...]

Published on 07/10/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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The African Union set for further discussions on ATMIS

The African Union's Peace and Security Council will on 27 April discuss the future of the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia (ATMIS). The force had been scheduled to withdraw by December 2024 but President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud wants it to stay.

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Ethiopia, Somalia
Abiy goes behind Hassan Sheikh's back to talk border security

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is going behind new Somali president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's back in discussing the threat from Al-Shabaab directly with state governors.

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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed talks to Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh during his inauguration in Mogadishu, Somalia June 9, 2022.

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Hassan Sheikh looks to build bridges with London and Washington

During his previous presidency, relations between the newly elected Somali head of state Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his Western allies were far from ideal, yet this could be about to change.

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How EU plans to allocate $600m military support package within the AU

On 21 April, the European Union adopted an assistance measure to provide the African Union with €600m in aid over three years. A €170m package has already been set aside for 2022. The package should be put towards the fight against Boko Haram and the AU mission in Somalia but leaves out the G5 Sahel.

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Raila Odinga aiming to become Horn of Africa's peace champion

Back in Kenya after a week in the UK, presidential candidate Raila Odinga has been giving attention to his foreign policy credentials. To attract the favours of the West, he has highlighted Kenya's role as a peacemaker in the Horn of Africa, a region riven by civil wars and political crises.

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Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga in the UK on 15 March 2022, here with UK Defence Secretary James Heappey (left).

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Somalia
Post-AMISOM future begins to take shape

African Union, Somalia
The African Union set for further discussions on ATMIS

Ethiopia, Somalia
Abiy goes behind Hassan Sheikh's back to talk border security

Somalia
Hassan Sheikh looks to build bridges with London and Washington

West Africa
How EU plans to allocate $600m military support package within the AU

Spotlight | East Africa
Raila Odinga aiming to become Horn of Africa's peace champion

Somalia
Farmajo bets on the collapse of relations with Amisom

Somalia
Mediation efforts continue as Farmajo and Roble remain at daggers drawn

Somalia
AMISOM's future looks bleak

Spotlight | Somalia
UN maps out Somalia's future without consulting African Union

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
Kenyatta aims to get the Horn of Africa on to Security Council agenda