Kenyan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) on patrol in Kismayu, Somalia. The mission's top leadership says that some of its programmes have stalled due to lack of funding. FILE PHOTO | AFP
Ten years after its creation, the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) is still grappling with low troop levels and inadequate funding and equipment.
Amisom entered Mogadishu in March 2007, with an initial 6,000 Ugandan troops. Today, it needs an additional 28,000 troops.