Somalia’s Security Handover: Financing, Forces and Political Risk

Somalia is moving from nearly two decades of internationally supported counterinsurgency toward a Somali-led security system. The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia, or AUSSOM, is meant to help Somali forces defeat Al-Shabaab, hold recovered territory and assume greater responsibility, while the United Nations prepares to close its political mission. This episode examines AUSSOM’s scale, Somalia’s security spending, Al-Shabaab’s resources and whether political, governance, justice and security-sector reforms are advancing alongside the military handover.

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