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African Union Mission in Somalia
Map of Somalia
Leaders
Francisco Caetano Jose Madeira (Mission Head); Simon Mulongo (Deputy Head of Mission); Lt. Gen. Tigabu Yilma Wondlmhunean (Force Commander); AIGP Augustine Magnus Kailie (Police Commissioner).
Dates of operation
March 2007 – 31 March 2022 (15 years, 25 days)
Headquarters
Mogadishu
Active regions
Central and southern Somalia
Size
Approx. 20,626[citation needed]
Allies
Federal government of Somalia Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a (2007–18) Raskamboni movement
Opponents
al-Shabaab ARS (2007–09) Hizbul Islam (2009–14) Al-Qaeda
Battles and wars
Somali Civil War
Website
amisom-au.org
Preceded by IGASOM
Succeeded by ATMIS
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was a regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations Security Council. It was mandated to support transitional governmental structures, implement a national security plan, train the Somali security forces, and to assist in creating a secure environment for the delivery of humanitarian aid.[1] As part of its duties, AMISOM supported the Federal Government of Somalia's forces in their battle against Al-Shabaab militants.[2]
AMISOM was created by the African Union's Peace and Security Council on 19 January 2007 with an initial six-month mandate.[3] On 21 February 2007 the United Nations Security Council approved the mission's mandate.[4] Subsequent six-monthly renewals of AMISOM's mandate by the African Union Peace and Security Council have also been authorized by the United Nations Security Council.[5][6]
The duration of AMISOM's mandate had been extended in each period that it has been up for review, until it was replaced on April 1, 2022, by the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia.
On 21 December 2021, the United Nations Security Council reauthorized AMISOM in Somalia for three months. The new mandate ran until 31 March 2022, ahead of a phased handover of responsibilities to Somalia's security forces in early 2023.[7] The reauthorized mandate allows AMISOM to 'take all necessary measures to carry out its mandate, in full compliance with participating States' obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and in full respect of Somalia's sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence.[8] AMISOM's mandate ended on 31 March 2022, and was replaced by the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia.[9]
^Musoma, Albert Lusiola (27 April 2021). "Military Diplomacy Strategies Applied by AMISOM in Restoration of Peace and Security in the Horn of Africa". African Journal of Empirical Research. 2 (1&2): 41–55. doi:10.51867/ajer.v2i1.5. ISSN 2709-2607.
^"69th meeting of the peace and Security Council". Agence de Presse Africaine. 22 January 2007. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2007.
^United Nations Security Council Resolution1744. S/RES/1744(2007) (2007)
^United Nations Security Council Resolution1772. S/RES/1772(2007) (2007)
^United Nations Security Council Resolution1801. S/RES/1801(2008) (2008)
^"Security Council Reauthorizes African Union Mission in Somalia for Three Months, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2614 (2021) | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^"S/RES/2614(2021) – E – S/RES/2614(2021) -Desktop". undocs.org. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^"Somalia: Uncertain future as AMISOM transitions to ATMIS". The Africa Report.com. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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