African Union Extends Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia by a Year

General Mwathethe – Chief of Defence ForcesOSINT SUMMARY On Wednesday 11th May 2016, the African Union announced the extension of the mandate of its AMISOM mission in Somalia to May 3, 2017. The decision made public means that the AU 22,000 strong peacekeeping force set to combat Al-Shabaab will remain in the war-torn country for...