ATMIS will end on December 31, 2024, and be replaced by a new African Union Stabilization and Support Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). United Nations Security Council approval will have to be given this month to meet the changeover deadline. Yet the new force is unlikely to significantly degrade the long-term threat al-Shabaab poses. al-Shabaab is stronger than generally perceived and may be in a position to achieve significant large-scale success.
Tag: somalia
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In this interview, Deqa Yasin recounts her experiences as a Somali Minister and a survivor of online attacks, and talks about the role of the international community in combating online gender-based violence, how women in leadership roles can be supported, and what the future holds for women’s rights in Somalia.
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Overall, AMISOM had made progress on its three current strategic objectives, however, the mission continues to face difficult challenges and limitations.
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A strong partnership between Mogadishu and the regions is vital to a unified counterinsurgency effort.
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AMISOM’s lack of civilian protection and unwillingness to be held to account for collateral civilian casualties has fostered distrust between the African Union (AU) peace operation and the Somali population.
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Despite the goodwill, or general belief that debt relief is critical for Somalia’s development, key international partners still need to fully embrace the process.
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Understanding the enduring appeal of al-Shabaab—and the failure of state authorities to counter, or even prevent their activities from aiding it—will be key to forming a new security pact for Somalia.
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Michael Keating, the United Nations’ special representative for Somalia, discusses the political and security situation in the country.
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This week’s deadly al-Shabaab attacks on a Mogadishu hotel and Kenyan troops attached to an African Union peacekeeping mission are a reminder that the militant group’s influence across Somalia owes much more to its strategy of capitalizing on clan and political grievances than to the appeal of its jihadist ideology.The assault on the Dayah Hotel on Wednesday, […]
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Changes to financing have had the predictable knock-on effect of causing political arguments between the African Union, AMISOM troop-contributing countries, and some of the mission’s key partners, most notably the European Union.
