The AU mission in Somalia faces a growing challenge as bilateral troop deployments, foreign air power and shrinking donor support shift the centre of gravity in the fight against Al-Shabaab.
By
Julius Barigaba
Reporter in Kampala, Uganda
Nation Media Group
The African Union’s mission in Somalia is confronting a new reality. What began as an emergency effort proposed by troop-contributing countries last year to plug security gaps left by force drawdowns and shrinking donor support is rapidly evolving into something else: the bilateralisation of the war against Al-Shabaab.
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