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Egypt delivered its first military aid to Somalia in more than four decades on Tuesday, three diplomatic and Somali government sources said, a move likely to deepen strains between the two ...
In August 2024, Egypt and Somalia signed a defense pact to bolster military cooperation between the two countries, the details of which are still unclear. Egypt also offered to support a new African peace keeping mission in Somalia to replace the current one, as Somalia has asked for the withdrawal of Ethiopian Forces. [12] [13]
[11] [12] In response to Ethiopia's attempts to establish a naval base and recognize Somaliland, Somalia has increasingly turned to Egypt. In August 2024, the Somali government announced that in January 2025, the Egyptian military would replace the Ethiopian troops deployed under ATMIS. [13]
Somalia inked a military pact with Egypt in August, ... The Egyptian army’s continued presence in Somalia is an essential part of the country’s strategy to challenge Ethiopia’s growing ...
The mission is focused on both military and institutional autonomy of the Somali government as the African Union pulls out. [7] The mission's mandate is set to end on 31 December 2024, when Somali Security Forces are expected to fully take over the security responsibilities of the country, guided by the Somalia Transition Plan.
Somalia's government is seeking to slow the withdrawal of African peacekeepers and warning of a potential security vacuum, documents seen by Reuters show, with neighbouring countries fretting that ...
In 1969, Somalia and Egypt were among the founding members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Both nations are also members of the League of Arab States . After the start of the civil war in Somalia in 1991, Egypt maintained diplomatic relations with the Transitional National Government and its successor the Transitional Federal ...
Somalia signed military cooperation agreements with Turkey in May 2010, [179] February 2014, [180] and January 2015. [181] In early 2016 another agreement was signed to open Camp TURKSOM in Mogadishu , at which Turkish Armed Forces officers were to train Somali recruits.