By ELIAS MESERETJanuary 27, 2018 GMT
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) The African Union mission in Somalia’s planned withdrawal of 21,000 troops from the extremist-threatened Horn of Africa nation by 2020 cannot be met without urgent help from the international community, the mission’s chief said Saturday.
In an interview, Francisco Madeira told The Associated Press he fears all gains made in the past decade could be lost in an abrupt departure.
Speaking on the sidelines of an African Union summit, he said the world must “fast-track” to meet the 2020 goal of handing over security responsibilities to Somalia’s military. “The U.N. and other partners must understand that this enterprise needs additional resources,” he said.
2021-05-02 12:30:32 GMT2021-05-02 20:30:32(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
MOGADISHU, May 2 (Xinhua) - International partners have welcomed Saturday s decision by Somalia s Lower House to return to the September 17 2020 electoral agreement following a request by President Mohamed Farmajo.
The African Union, the European Union and United Nations in separate statements said the decision to annul the April 12 mandate extension bill which extended the terms of the executive and the legislative arms of government by two years, is critical for the stability of Somalia.
Francisco Madeira, special representative of the Chairperson of the AU Commission to Somalia and head of AMISOM said the decision by the House of the People is a very welcome development.
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Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Burundi have all contributed troops to African Union Mission in Somalia. PHOTO | FILE
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The African Union will retain a grip on Somalia’s security apparatus following fears that the country was retreating to clan politics over an electoral impasse.
The African Union Peace and Security Council, at a virtual meeting last week on Thursday, condemned President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo’s endorsement of an extension of term passed by the Lower House, and said it will monitor troop movements in Somalia through the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom).
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