Summit of heads of state of troop contributing countries to AMISOM to kick off in Djibouti

Heads of State of Troop Contributing Countries to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) summit will today kick off in Djibouti.

The summit will discuss and adopt proposals to revamp the mission’s operations in the war-torn country, to make it more effective in fighting terror group Al-Shabaab.

Ministerial Meeting of Troop Contributing Countries to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) took place in Djibouti on Saturday.

Discussions was aimed at reviewing and revamping the mission’s operations in Somalia, working in-conjunction with the Federal Government of Somalia and Somali National Security Forces.

The meeting was co-chaired by the Djibouti Defense Minister Hassan Dharar Hufane, and the AU Commissioner for Peace and Security H.E Ambassador Smail Chergui.

Al-Shabaab has carried out attacks against the Troop-contributing countries, Kenya, Djibouti, Uganda, Burundi and Ethiopiain  in retaliation.

AMISOM– created on January 19, 2007 by the African Union’s Peace and Security Council – is a regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations.