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Somalia: Ugandan troop withdrawal

This dossier follows the announced Ugandan withdrawal from Somalia and the transfer of security responsibilities.

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Ugandan AMISOM soldiers in Mogadishu, October 2011. Archive image; not the 2026 withdrawal. John Rose / AMISOM, CC0.
Ugandan AMISOM soldiers in Mogadishu, October 2011. Archive image; not the 2026 withdrawal. John Rose / AMISOM, CC0. — John Rose / AMISOM Public Information / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — Mogadiscio, 11 octobre 2011 ; redimensionnement.

Where things stand

On 2 November, the army announced the return of an initial bilateral contingent and plans to withdraw all forces by the end of 2027.

Reported information

Somalia: Uganda announces initial troop returns and withdrawal by end-2027

Uganda’s army announced on 2 November 2026 that an initial group of soldiers deployed in Somalia under bilateral arrangements had returned home. Spokesperson Chris Magezi outlined a phased withdrawal of all forces, including those in AUSSOM, by the end of 2027.

Ugandan AMISOM soldiers in Mogadishu, October 2011. Archive image; not the 2026 withdrawal. John Rose / AMISOM, CC0.
Ugandan AMISOM soldiers in Mogadishu, October 2011. Archive image; not the 2026 withdrawal. John Rose / AMISOM, CC0. — John Rose / AMISOM Public Information / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — Mogadiscio, 11 octobre 2011 ; redimensionnement.

Reuters specifies that the initial departures concern the bilateral deployment. They do not mean the entire African mission contingent is leaving immediately.

Kampala presents the move as part of transferring responsibilities to Somali forces. The announced timetable still requires implementation; the sources do not provide a verified size for the first returning group.

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