Somalia • Burundi hurries to withdraw troops before end of AUSSOM

Burundi Follows Uganda's Footsteps as Somalia's Security Transition Faces a Dangerous Test

MOGADISHU (WDN) – Somalia is facing the prospect of another major security setback as Burundi reportedly accelerates plans to withdraw its remaining troops, following Uganda’s decision to begin pulling out forces deployed under a bilateral security arrangement. The developments come at a particularly dangerous moment: Somalia’s political institutions are deeply divided, the Federal Government is...

Burundi makes efforts to withdraw its troops from Somalia before the conclusion of the AUSSOM mission.

The government of Burundi is making urgent efforts to withdraw its troops from Somalia before the conclusion of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), according to a report by *Africa Intelligence*. The report notes that Burundian forces—which have been operating in Somalia since 2007, beginning with the AMISOM mission—rely heavily on […]

Somalia • Burundi hurries to withdraw troops before end of AUSSOM

The Burundian contingent, which has supported the African Union peacekeeping mission since 2007, depends heavily on logistical support from the UN, even when it's time to leave.