# Uganda starts phased withdrawal from African Union mission in Somalia

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/uganda-begins-withdrawing-troops-from-somalia-after-20-years/
- Published: 2026-11-02T08:55:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T10:47:21+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8zxlqxwed4do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Uganda has started a phased troop withdrawal from Somalia.
- The first 109 soldiers left Mogadishu.
- Bilateral Ugandan forces will remain in the country.

## Summary

Uganda has begun withdrawing troops serving under the African Union mission in Somalia, starting with 109 soldiers who left Mogadishu. The phased pull-out marks a change after nearly 20 years of Ugandan military involvement and is intended to hand security responsibilities to Somali forces.

The withdrawal is expected to finish by August 2027, but Uganda will keep troops deployed under a separate bilateral security arrangement. About 4,500 troops serve in Somalia under the African Union mission, alongside roughly 2,000 under bilateral arrangements. Somalia continues to face an insurgency by al-Shabab, while the successor African Union mission faces uncertainty over future funding.

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