U.S. rejects African Union request to fund new peacekeeping mission in Somalia

Somalia: Closed Consultations on the AU Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM)

On Monday morning (12 May), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations on the African Union (AU) Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The consultations were requested by Somalia (which is currently an elected member of the Council...

U.S. Reaffirms its refusal to finance the current African Union Mission in Somalia

The U.S. government has reiterated that it will not pay the funds which is intended to finance the African Union Peace Keeping troops in Somalia. AUSSOM needs an estimated $ 96 million funds as quoted from diplomats. A high level meeting held in Washington recently which saw the attendance of representatives from the African Union (AU) and the U.S. was confirmed that the U.S. stance on the African Union Peace Keeping Mission in Somalia. The U.S.…

U.S. rejects African Union request to fund new peacekeeping mission in Somalia

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – The United States has categorically refused to provide financial support to the African Union’s new stabilization mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), pushing the already fragile operation closer to collapse.  A delegation of senior African Union (AU) officials traveled to Washington this week in a last-ditch effort to secure funding for AUSSOM, which is set to replace the current AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) in …