Trump snubs Aussom funding as threats from Somalia rise

Amisom training in Somalia

Ugandan Amisom instructors training Somali soldiers during a session at the shooting range in Ceeljaale, southern Somalia, on September 19, 2019.

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The US has signalled nonchalance towards the African Union-led mission in Somalia even as other sponsors maintain a wait-and-see stance regarding the funding crisis facing the latest peacekeeping force, which started in January on a deficit of nearly $150 million.

The first half of its transition period is ending with no commitments on the table for the hybrid funding mechanism.