Securing nation’s security a priority in the wake of UN exit

FOLLOWING the collapse of the state and the ousting of Siad Barre in 1991, Somalia has been embroiled in intractable conflict which has evolved from clan warfare to terrorist insurgency over the past 33 years.

The country’s security architecture, which has been dominated by various foreign interventions since 1991, is set to undergo a major transformation at the end of 2024. The UN-backed AU Mission in Somalia, which ventured into Somalia in 2007 and was renamed the AU Transition