by Jama Abdillahi | Dec 5, 2020 | Okategoriserade
Trump orders most US troops out of Somalia The pullback is part of a larger effort to reduce US troop levels abroad before Donald Trump leaves office in January. The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has between 650 to 800 troops on average in Somalia [Senior...
by Jama Abdillahi | Dec 5, 2020 | Okategoriserade
European Union Training Mission in Somalia Source: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute published in December 2020 a background paper titled “The European Union Training Mission in Somalia: An Assessment” by Paul D. Williams and Hussein...
by Jama Abdillahi | Dec 5, 2020 | Okategoriserade
South Sudan’s Foreign Policy Balancing Act Source,: African Arguments posted on 2 December 2020 a commentary titled “South Sudan’s Two Big Foreign Policy Questions” by Daniel Akech Thiong. South Sudan faces two foreign policy balancing acts:...
by Jama Abdillahi | Dec 5, 2020 | Okategoriserade
Somalia: Upcoming Elections and Proposed US Troop Withdrawal Source: Brookings published on 23 November 2020 an analysis titled “Facing Elections and a Potential US Troop Withdrawal, Risks to Somalia’s Security Abound” by Vanda Felbab-Brown. The...
by Jama Abdillahi | Dec 5, 2020 | Okategoriserade
Russia Digs Into Somaliland-Somalia Feud As Envoy Calls For Resumption Of Talks Source: EABW, Saturday December 5, 2020 In what may signal Russia’s renewed interest in the Horn of Africa, the Russian government has asked the Somaliland and Somalia governments to...
by Jama Abdillahi | Dec 5, 2020 | Okategoriserade
Security Council Renews Authorization for International Naval Forces Fighting Piracy Off Somali Coast, Unanimously Adopts Resolution 2554 (2020)26 Source: Saturday December 5, 2020 UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 4 — The Security Council on Friday renewed for an additional...
