Ethopia: Somalia partners call for ‘urgent plans’ for new AU mission, seek ‘stakeholder input’ from contributors as ATMIS end nears

Addis Abeba – The United States and four partner countries have called for the “urgent need to finalize plans” for a new African Union mission in Somalia, as the current African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) approaches its conclusion in December.

On 01 October, representatives from the United States, Qatar, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom, collectively known as the “Somalia Quint,” met in Washington to discuss Somalia’s security challenges, according to the U.S. State…