Recovery in Somalia: How Do We Sustain Gains Against al-Shabab?
Channel: United States Institute of Peace
Date: 2017-07-18

Somalia’s tenuous progress toward stability will only be sustained if the newly elected government steps up delivery of desperately-needed services to its citizens, offering a viable alternative to al-Shabab extremists. Yet six million Somalis are at risk of famine due to drought, and the looming drawdown of the regional peacekeeping force, AMISOM, threatens to derail the country’s fragile transition if the training of Somali forces is not expedited. Former Somali Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdirahman Yusuf Ali Aynte (Abdi Aynte) and U.S. Institute of Peace President Nancy Lindborg will discuss the challenges and potential solutions in a webcast conversation.

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For more information about this event, visit: https://www.usip.org/events/recovery-somalia-how-do-we-sustain-gains-against-al-shabab

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