Uganda withdraws troops from Somalia after two decades
The gist
Uganda's army chief said the UPDF has started withdrawing from Somalia, with 109 soldiers flying out of Mogadishu.
The pullout ends a two-decade mission, leaving the capital's security handover uncertain.
How it unfolded
- 2007Uganda first deployed troops to Somalia under Amisom, the African Union mission set up to protect the transitional government from Islamist militants.
- 2025Amisom's successor Atmis was replaced by the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (Aussom).
- Oct 26, 2026Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud made a one-day visit to Uganda and asked President Yoweri Museveni to delay the drawdown; Museveni rejected the request.