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African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) and Somali police officers man a road block in Mogadishu on March 16, 2025.
By Julius Barigaba
Reporter in Kampala, Uganda
Nation Media Group
As the US withdraws support for the African Union’s peacekeeping mission in Somalia and the European Union hesitates to commit, the UK is stepping in.
On Monday, London pledged £16.5 million ($22 million) to galvanise international donors and avert a security vacuum in the Horn of Africa.