Will ATMIS withdrawal from Somalia turn it into an Afghanistan
Somalia occupies a crucial position along the Red Sea, where approximately 10 percent of global trade traverses—and that is a big deal. In the current landscape of global geopolitics, a power struggle off the coast of Mogadishu for control of Somalia is set to determine the authority over one of the most geostrategically important areas for global trade, encompassing Africa’s longest coastline. The withdrawal of African Union troops due to dwindling mission funding has raised concerns among analysts, who fear that Somalia may succumb to extremism, akin to Afghanistan. Others, however, state that with the right support, Somalia is ready to assume responsibility for its…
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