In January 2007, the African Union launched its fourth peacekeeping operation, the AU mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Now approximately two and a half years old, AMISOM’s short life has not been a happy ...

Dini says it's particularly distressing that after 10 years, Somalia has not built an army capable of taking over security duties from the African Union Mission in Somalia, known as AMISOM.

A top official of the African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) told VOA the group will continue to protect the Transitional Federal Government despite increasing threats from the ...

After more than 10 years of operations, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has a new exit strategy to reduce the threat from al-Shabab, secure the political process and transfer ...

On Jan. 15, al-Shabaab’s Saleh Nabhan brigade claimed responsibility for overrunning a forward operating base of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) at El Adde in Somalia’s Gedo ...

AMISOM soldiers patrol in the Somali capital Mogadishu, April 12, 2015. The 22,000-strong force plays a crucial role in maintaining security in Somalia, in the face of a looming threat from Al-Shabab.

Nearly 30 military officers from African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troop contributing countries met in Nairobi, Kenya, for a staff officers course administered by the U.S. State Department ...

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has launched a new offensive against al-Shabaab in Somalia. It claims to have had major strategic victories. Analysts, however, warn that al-Shabaab ...

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has vowed to investigate reports that it has been using "child soldiers" in the troubled Horn of Africa country. "AMISOM is concerned to learn that a ...

"The African Union Mission in Somalia known as AMISOM, is a regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations in Somalia," Escobar said.

Somali authorities said Thursday they are investigating the alleged rape of Somali woman by soldiers belonging to an African Union peacekeeping force. The woman was allegedly attacked at Maslah ...

(AP Photo, File) WASHINGTON— Troops under the African Union Mission in Somalia, or AMISOM, have begun a steady withdrawal of forces from the region, amid increasing violence and threats from ...