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The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) announced on Friday that it has successfully disposed of 439 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Somalia since 2017. According to Justin Smith, Chief of Mine Action for the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Somalia, cooperation between Somali Security Forces (SSF), ATMIS, and the UN has prevented an estimated 1,756 potential casualties. Over the years, UNMAS has helped detect and eliminate a significant number of IEDs planted by al-Shabab militants in…

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni was seen sharing a friendly moment with ODM leader Raila Odinga and Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on May 17, 2024. During his three-day state visit to Kenya, Museveni assured Odinga of his full support in his bid for the chairmanship of the Africa Union Commission (AUC). After saying goodbye to Museveni, Raila discussed his vision for a unified East African Community with the Ugandan president, expressing gratitude for his ongoing backing in the AU…

Kenya has initiated discussions to convince Somalia to withdraw its candidate from the African Union Commission race in favor of Raila Odinga. The talks took place on Tuesday, May 7, with Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Somalia's Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre meeting at Gachagua's Karen residence in Nairobi. Sources suggest that Somalia might comply with Kenya's request to support Raila for the position. Somalia, however, claims to have the backing of the Organisation of Islamic Corporation, which comprises over…

A high-ranking group from the African Union Commission has finished their evaluation visit to Somalia, affirming their commitment to maintaining the valuable progress made in stabilizing the region before the withdrawal of AU peacekeeping forces. Led by Cheick Dembele, head of the Peace Support Operations Division, the delegation assured Somalis of a seamless handover of security responsibilities after the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) departs in December. "We must handle this transition…

The AU expresses remorse for Somalia's rejection of Mahama as a special envoy ADDIS ABEBA - Days after the federal government in Somalia openly opposed the appointment of former Ghanaian President John Mahama as high-ranking representative of the Somali conflict, the African Union has expressed remorse and called the move an "unsurpassed" disappointment. The African Union had chosen Mahama for…

BAIDOA, Somalia - Ethiopia's National Defense Forces gathered in several parts of the southwest and raised flags before the planned battle with Al-Shabaab militants, who still control large parts of the countryside in central and southern Somalia, as the military works hard to liberate many cities. ENDF troops are key security stakeholders in the Horn of Africa and have been associated with the liberation of key areas, which were once under the linked al-Qaeda group that controls internal parts of the country. The…

Somalia's AU mediation efforts flopped after the FGS boycott MOGADISHU, Somalia - Former Ghanaian President John Mahama has formally retired as a particular envoy to Somalia's mediation workforce, a duty imposed on him by the African Union, which relied on his skills as a licensed mediator in political conflicts. Mahama, who's revered for handing over energy after dropping to the incumbent Nana…

AU sticks with John Mahama in Somalia's mediation group ADDIS ABABA - Former Ghanaian President John Mahama will, in spite of everything, lead the extremely anticipated Somalia mediation group, a number of sources have confirmed, nevertheless it stays unclear when he is anticipated to report for the train, which is about to renew quickly. There remains to be a variety of confusion concerning the…

EDITORIAL: Farmajo's rejection of AU mediation in Somalia is conceited EDITORIAL | Somalia's outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has said that the brand new Particular Envoy for Somalia, Ghana's former President John Mahama, is not going to be put in because the Excessive Consultant of the African Union for Somalia. And the federal authorities claims that his announcement…

Farmajo meets AU chief after rejecting Mahama's appointment in Somalia's disaster KAMPALA, Uganda - Embattled Somalia's outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo held a closed door assembly with the African Union Fee on Wednesday President Moussa Faki of Uganda, in what might presumably have centered on the present election demise in Somalia, which has ultimately reached boiling…