AU vows to safeguard security gains in Somalia ahead of troop exit

When Kenya's Gen retired Robert Kibochi, then Chief of the Defence Forces visited KDF troops operating in Kuday, Sarira, Sankuri, Baure and Manda ahead of the KDF Day celebrations in Mariakani Garrison on October 13, 2020. [KDF]

A high-level delegation from the African Union Commission has wrapped up their assessment visit to Somalia by vowing to preserve the hard-won stabilization gains achieved so far, ahead of the exit of the AU peacekeeping troops.

The delegation, led by the head of Peace Support Operations Division, Cheick Dembele, reassured the Somali people that there will be no security vacuum following the exit of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) in December.