Somalia expects all Ethiopian troops to leave the country by the end of 2024 as the African Union Transition Mission mandate expires in December, according to Somali National Security Adviser Hussein Sheikh-Ali.
During a recent talk broadcast by a national media outlet, Ali said Ethiopia n troops won't be part of the Africa n Union forces being organized with international partners to secure key installations in Somalia for one year from January 2025.
Somaliland, the fragile nation's breakaway province in the far northwest of the country, has long claimed autonomy and governs from the city of Hargeisa. It has sought recognition since 1991, but the African Union's official policy opposes changes to colonially drawn borders. Officials in the Jubaland State where Ethiopian troops are stationed expressed unease about Ali's announcement.
Southwest State of Somalia Security Minister Hassan Abdulkadir Mohamed told VOA that Southwest administration officials"are happy with the presence of Ethiopian troops." "The AU has now the additional challenge of mediating between its member states on this post-ATMIS question, after it has been unable to do so on the MOU," she told VOA's Somali Service."So, this can be interpreted as an escalation after 6 months of the MOU being made public.""The government alluded to existing TCCs taking on that responsibility," she said.
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