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The African Union (AU) has extended its Amisom mission in Somalia to May 30, 2017.
A communiqué posted on Amisom Dail Media Monitoring and seen by The Standard on Sunday, states that the decision made public on Wednesday, means the 22,000 strong peacekeeping force set up to combat Islamist militant group Al Shabab, will remain in the troubled country for at least another 12 months. The AU reached the decision during the recent 595th meeting of its peace and Security Council.
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