Africa: European Union Confirms the Largest Contribution to the AU Mission in Somalia (Aussom)

EU plugs anti-Al Shabaab mission in Somalia with €75m new cash

A new €75m contribution from the EU to an anti- Al Shabaab mission in Somalia takes the bloc's total funding to €2.8bn.

Africa: European Union Confirms the Largest Contribution to the AU Mission in Somalia (Aussom)

The European Union (EU) and its Member States adopted the financial contribution to the African Union (AU) Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) with an amount of EUR 75 million, confirming the EU as its largest supporter. This brings the EU total support to successive AU-led missions over the last two decades to almost EUR 2.8 billion. Read here the full Council press release.

EU restores Somalia mission funding with $87mln package

The support, drawn from the European Peace Facility (EPF), ends Brussels’ two-year break from peace support funding in Somalia

European Union confirms the largest contribution to the AU mission in Somalia (AUSSOM)

The European Union (EU) and its Member States adopted the financial contribution to the African Union (AU) Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) with an amount of EUR 75 million, confirming the EU as its largest supporter. This brings the EU total support to successive AU-led missions over the last two decades to almost EUR 2.8 billion.