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Kenya presses EU to sustain Somalia anti-terror funding

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi meets Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (Centre) on September 20, 2025. [PCS]

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi urged the European Union (EU) to renew financing for Somalia’s fight against Al Shabaab, warning that fading support could undo years of progress.

Speaking Sunday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Mudavadi asked Cyprus to prioritize Somalia when it assumes the presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU Council) in early 2026.

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