The United Nations Security Council has approved an African Union stabilisation and support mission in Somalia known as AUSSOM to replace a larger AU anti-terrorism operation from January 1, 2025.
Fourteen of the 15 Security Council members voted in favour of the resolution while the United States abstained.
The council said in a statement that the vote marks a further step in transferring national security responsibilities to Somalia’s own forces,
It authorises African Union members to take all necessary measures for 12 months, including supporting Somalia’s government, in degrading Al-Shabaab and the Daesh group.
The term of the current African Union Transition Mission in Somalia ends on December 31 2025.
Egypt’s foreign minister said on Monday that his country will take part in the new peacekeeping force in Somalia.
