UN Security Council votes for new Somalia peacekeeping force
Ugandan Amisom instructors training Somali soldiers during a session at the shooting range in Ceeljaale, southern coastal Somalia, on September 19, 2019. PHOTO | AFP
The UN Security Council on Thursday voted unanimously for a new African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia, where Al-Shabaab insurgents have been seeking to overthrow the fragile government for more than a decade.
The current African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) is composed of 20,000 soldiers, police and civilians helping local authorities fight against the jihadist insurgents.
