The United States has openly rejected a United Nations proposal to fund the African Union's new Stabilization and Support mission in Somalia, known as AUSSOM, which began operations in the country in ...

The UN Security Council is due to vote in mid-May on the “hybrid” funding model based on Resolution 2719, which allows ...

From Sudan and South Sudan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Africa’s peace and security landscape has become ...

Pakistan is one of the world’s largest troop contributors to UN peacekeeping. Over the years, it has deployed more than 235,000 peacekeepers in 48 missions. A total of 181 Pakistani peacekeepers have ...

A fresh contingent of Djiboutian soldiers touched down in Beledweyne on Tuesday, marking the latest phase of troop deployment under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia ...

Last year, during the UN Security Council meetings convened to discuss the authorisation and funding of Aussom, the US ...

Al Shabaab fighters attacked a town in central Somalia on Wednesday that government forces have been using as a staging area ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) will contribute the highest number of troops to the African Union Support and ...

The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) has honoured 160 Ugandan police officers for their outstanding contribution to Somalia’s peace and security. The officers, from ...

The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) condemns the heinous Al-Shabaab mortar attacks on Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle International Airport and nearby residential ...

It later evolved into UNOSOM II, which had a broader mission to establish a secure environment for aid delivery and promote peace. In addition, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM ...