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The mission’s near 12,000 troop and police deployment is supposed to be in place until December 2029 when full security responsibility is due to be passed to Somali forces (Photo: Atmis Somalia)

EU-backed anti Al-Shabaab mission faces crunch over financing

EU and African Union officials urged the wider international community to reach agreement on the funding of an anti-Al Shabaab military mission that is otherwise due to run out of cash this month, at a meeting in Doha on Sunday (7 December). 

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The mission’s near 12,000 troop and police deployment is supposed to be in place until December 2029 when full security responsibility is due to be passed to Somali forces (Photo: Atmis Somalia)

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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