Partners involved in attempt to restore security in Somalia find themselves in familiar territory as another force comes through the Horn of Africa nation’s revolving door of peacekeeping missions that come and go without addressing strategic issues that would end violent extremism and insurgency.
On January 1, 2025, the new mission—the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (Aussom)—began its five-year tenure with a mandate that the African Union proposed four years ago, but was rejected by Somali military leaders and donors. The duo is now backing the latest mission.
