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Somalia AU peacekeeping funding dispute

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In early July 2026, the United States moved to block United Nations funding for the African Union’s peacekeeping operation in Somalia, raising concerns about the mission’s financial viability. On 28 July, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met U.S. Congressman Darin LaHood in Mogadishu, reaffirming the bilateral security partnership and flagging the U.S. decision to end funding for the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) after the year’s close. On the same day, Kenya’s foreign affairs minister and Somalia’s foreign minister met in Addis Ababa to ease diplomatic friction over the denial of Somali officials’ entry into Kenya. From 29–31 July, an extraordinary summit was held in Kampala involving defence chiefs and ministers from Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Burundi, Djibouti, Egypt, and Somalia. The meeting addressed the looming U.S. cessation of logistical support for the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) after 31 December 2026. While African ministers endorsed a joint communiqué calling for an 18-to-24-month extension of the AUSSOM mandate to prevent a security vacuum, analysts noted the summit failed to secure binding funding pledges. By 9 August, UNSOS opened a public tender to liquidate mission properties, including vehicles and medical equipment, amid uncertainty regarding the future of UN logistics. Amidst these financing gaps, Uganda reaffirmed its commitment to the mission on 15 August. Defence Minister Kiryowa Kiwanuka announced that Kampala intends to sustain its contribution and plans to deploy a new contingent of troops, despite calling for a more predictable and sustainable financing mechanism to manage the security transition. By late August, the United Nations began downsizing its presence in Somalia through staff cuts and the commercial sale of equipment, including heavy machinery and IT assets. This reduction impacts the logistical infrastructure supporting AUSSOM, which relies on UNSOS for aviation, transport, and engineering.

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