African Union Mission (Somalia)

The African Union (AU, or, in its other official languages, UA) is a union consisting of 54 African states.

The key objectives of the AU are to defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of its Member States, to rid the continent of the remaining vestiges of colonization and apartheid, to promote unity and solidarity among African States, and to coordinate and intensify cooperation for development.

 Under the same UN Security Council Resolution 2372 (2017), AMISOM is also authorized carry out the following priority tasks to achieve these objectives:

Maintain a presence in the sectors set out in the AMISOM Concept of Operations, prioritizing the main population centres;
To assist, as appropriate, the Somali security forces to protect the Somali authorities to help them carry out their functions of government, their efforts towards reconciliation and peace building, and security for key infrastructure;
To protect, as appropriate, its personnel, facilities, installations, equipment and mission, and to ensure the security and freedom of movement of its personnel, as well as of United Nations personnel carrying out functions mandated by the Security Council;
To receive on a transitory basis, defectors, as appropriate, and in coordination with the United Nations and the Federal Government of Somalia.