Security - 31 July 2026
AUSSOM Summit Focuses on Somalia Threat and Post-UNSOS Sustainability
Kampala, Uganda, July 31, 2026 - Military chiefs, defence ministers and heads of state meeting in Munyonyo reviewed Al-Shabaab threats, Somali security-force readiness and how African troop contributors can sustain AUSSOM after planned UNSOS closure.
Kampala, Uganda, July 31, 2026 - Military chiefs, defence ministers and heads of state meeting in Munyonyo reviewed Al-Shabaab threats, Somali security-force readiness and how African troop contributors can sustain AUSSOM after planned UNSOS closure.
Uganda, a long-standing contributor to Somali missions, used the chair’s platform to argue that African-led operations cannot depend indefinitely on shrinking UN logistics envelopes.
Recommendations from the summit are expected to shape contingency plans ranging from regional logistics frameworks to orderly handover scenarios.
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