We'll Not Abandon Somalia in Its Quest for Security - President Museveni

President Yoweri Museveni reassured his Somali counterpart, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, of Pan-African support as the Horn of African nation continues to seek stability.

President Museveni on Thursday hosted Heads of State of  Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) to f the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) at State House Entebbe.

Presidents that came are Ismail Omar Guelleh (Djibouti),  Evariste Ndayishimiye (Burundi), William Ruto (Kenya) and Demeke Mekonnen (Ethiopia).

"During the Heads of State Summit of the Troop Contributing Countries to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) held under my chairmanship at State House Entebbe," Museveni tweeted Thursday evening following the meeting, "we deliberated on the procedures to implement the Somali Transition Plan which details the handover of security responsibilities to the Federal Republic of Somalia by December 2024."

The Summit was intended to evaluate the achievements made in the implementation of the ATMIS mandate and to review the ATMIS drawdown plan in compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) 26/70 (2022) and 26/28.

The Summit was a follow-up event after the meeting between Mohamud and Museveni during the United States Africa Leaders’ Summit held in Washington DC, from December 13-15, 2022.

During the US Summit, Mohamud requested Museveni to host an Extra-Ordinary Summit of Heads of State of the Troop Contributing Countries to ATIMS which include; Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.