Africa: First Egyptian Troops to AU Support Mission in Somalia Complete Training

Africa: First Egyptian Troops to AU Support Mission in Somalia Complete Training

Addis Abeba -- Somalia's Ministry of Defense has welcomed the upcoming deployment of Egyptian troops to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), following the completion of the first training program for Egyptian Armed Forces units.

First Egyptian troops to AU support mission in Somalia complete training

Somalia’s government has welcomed the upcoming deployment of Egyptian troops under the African Union’s new stabilization mission, after Cairo completed the first training program for units set to join operations against al-Shabab.