Somalia, AU agree to review Amisom transition plan ahead of deadline

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Kenyan soldiers serving under Amisom guard Kismayo Sea Port in Somalia on October 6, 2021. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Somalia and the African Union on Thursday agreed to have their respective technical teams re-examine the future of the combat mission, Amisom, whose mandate was extended recently to the end of March 2022.

And in a show of compromise, the two sides, who have recently haggled over what form the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) should take, appeared to agree on the basics, including predictable funding and a focus on Al-Shabaab and other terror merchants in Somalia.