Somalia’s prime minister said on Saturday that it could be a challenge for his country if Uganda withdraws troops fighting Islamist rebels in southern Somalia.
Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid said that Somalia had not yet received any official communication from Uganda on the issue of withdrawing from the African Union force known as AMISOM.
“We are not impressed with that message. We would like to work with AMISOM in that respect,” he said.
“The Ugandans have contributed significantly and a lot, and this is now a critical moment and in light of that we are of the view, if the media reports turn out to be true, it may be a challenge.”
“Uganda’s withdrawal from regional peace efforts, including Somalia, CAR (Central African Republic) etc would become inevitable unless the U.N. corrects the false accusations made against Uganda, by bringing out the truth about Uganda’s role in the current regional efforts,” Uganda Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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