By Asha Elmi - Editor-in-Chief
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ACCRA, 13 November 2026 Somalia on Friday called on the African Union to build a self-financing system and strengthen its Peace Fund to secure adequate and sustainable funding, Somalia's foreign ministry said.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ali Mohamed Omar (Ali Balcad) made the call at an extraordinary session of the AU Executive Council in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, according to a ministry statement.
The minister stressed the importance of implementing the AU's Kigali decision to impose a 0.2% levy on imports from outside the continent to finance the African Union.
He also backed reforms to streamline the mandate and functions of the African Union Commission and welcomed proposed cooperation with African multilateral financial institutions, the ministry said.
Balcad thanked AU member states for supporting the AUSSOM mission through the Peace Fund, saying returns from the fund's investments should continue to support the continent's priorities and needs.
He stressed the importance of Africa leading solutions to the continent's challenges by strengthening African unity, cooperation and economic self-reliance, the statement said.
The AUSSOM mission has faced funding difficulties as troop-contributing countries review their involvement, with Uganda having begun withdrawing some of its forces from Mogadishu.