African Union peacekeepers in Somalia to become UN partners

MOSCOW, 24 January 2022, (TON): Somalia and the African Union (AU) have agreed to reorganize the peacekeeping force (AMISOM) in the country, Garowe reports.

The statement said “over the next 33 months, the forces in Somalia will be reorganized and become partners with the UN.”

It is noted that the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia will be renamed the African Union Transitional Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).

ATMIS will be led by a special representative who will be appointed by the Chairman of the AC.

Somalia ceased to exist as a single state more than 30 years ago, when the dictatorial regime of Siad Barre fell in 1991.

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