An African Union peacekeeper in Mogadishu.
AU Rejects Change to Somalia Mandate
The African Union summit yesterday bowed to pressure from the United Nations and turned down a request that it support a change in the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in war-torn Somalia, after originally agreeing to a shift from "peacekeeping" to "peace-enforcing."-
Africa: United Nations Blocks Change of Amisom Mandate
Monitor, 28 July 2010
The African Union summit yesterday bowed to pressure from the United Nations and turned down a request that it support a change in the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in… Read more »
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Uganda: AU Leaders Talk Tough on Al-Shebab
RFI, 26 July 2010
At the African Union summit in Uganda, leaders from the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad), held a mini-summit on Monday on how to respond to the security crisis in… Read more »
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Somalia: African Ministers Agree to Enforce Peace
East African, 26 July 2010
The African Union has agreed to change the mandate of its peacekeeping mission, Amisom, in Somalia into a peace enforcement in an effort to engage the Al Shabaab militia. Read more »
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Uganda: African Union Leaders Talk, Wine, Dine
New Vision, 26 July 2010
The UN envoy on Somalia has said there is no need to change the mandate of the African Union (AU) forces in Somalia from peace-keeping to enforcement. Read more »
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Africa: Further Calls for Somalia Deployment
Monitor, 24 July 2010
Ugandan and Burundian troops in Somalia are over stretched and have limited resources, Defence Minister Crispus Kiyonga reported to MPs on Thursday, putting a fresh demand for… Read more »
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Africa: Wetang'ula Urges Strong Somalia Action
Nation, 24 July 2010
The African Union should take strong action against Somalia following the bombings in Kampala, Uganda, Foreign Affairs minister Moses Wetang'ula has said. Read more »
