Somalia enters transition as Amisom gives way to ATMIS
Ugandan Amisom instructors training Somali soldiers during a session at the shooting range in Ceeljaale, southern coastal Somalia, on September 19, 2019. PHOTO | AFP
After one and a half-decade of operation, the African Union Mission in Somalia, Amisom, will, starting end of this month, transition to the African Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).
ATMIS, which still needs approval from the United Nations Security Council, will in the next two years be charged with stabilising Somalia with a clear end goal of transferring full responsibilities of national security to the Federal Government of Somalia, according to the Africa Union Security said.
