WorldAfrican Union Somalia mission in question as US funding ends
Several African countries are meeting in Kampala this week to consider the future of the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia, known as AUSSOM. The United States has said it will stop funding the mission at the end of this year. Because AUSSOM is intended to fight Al Shabab, the decision raises doubts about whether regional forces can continue and how they would do so. A correspondent in the Somali region spoke with a refugee displaced after Al Shabaab reached his village.
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African Union Somalia mission in question as US funding ends
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