UN extends Amisom's stay in Somalia to support the political process in the country

A Ugandan soldier serving with Amisom holds a rocket-propelled grenade launcher on the frontline near the main road on the northern edge of Maslah Town, the northern city limit of the Somali capital Mogadishu, in Somalia.

The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until March 30, 2016 to support the political process in the country.

A communique' posted on AMISOM Daily Media Monitoring Thursday states that the 15-nations council also re-authorised the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) until May 30, 2016.