Tag: Uganda
African Union troop contributors seek 8,000 extra soldiers for Somalia mission
Troop-contributing countries to the African Union’s new mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) on Friday called for an additional 8,000 soldiers to address the ...Somali president attends Kampala summit as troop-contributing countries seek AUSSOM funding
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Kampala, Uganda, on Friday to attend an extraordinary summit of African Union (AU) troop-contributing countries ...Ugandan soldiers mistook Al-Shabaab attackers for farmers in Buulo-Mareer attack
Ungandan soldiers who survived the recent Al-Shabaab attack on their base in Somalia said they mistook Al-Shabaab militants for local farmers working ...ATMIS members commend ‘successful offensive’ against Al-Shabaab
Members of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) have hailed Somalia security forces’ “successful offensive operations” against Al-Shabaab. This came ...ATMIS representatives meet in Uganda to evaluate mission’s performance
Officials representing countries contributing troops to the African Union (AU) peacekeeping force in Somalia (ATMIS) have met in the Ugandan capital Kampala ...New batch of Uganda-trained Somali soldiers to bolster Mogadishu security
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Friday visited Uganda-trained national army soldiers stationed at the Hiil-Weyne camp located between the capital Mogadishu and ...‘You are ready to defend your country,’ Somali president tells army grads
The President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has hailed new Somali army graduates at a graduation ceremony in Uganda for their readiness ...
