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The EU is the biggest single donor to the anti-terrorism mission in Somalia after the US withdrew its financial support (Photo: African Union)

Trump funding freeze leaves EU facing larger bill for Somalia anti-terror force

The Trump administration’s decision to end more than a decade of financial support for an anti-terror mission in Somalia could leave the EU picking up the tab for a major budget hole. 

The new African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) is tasked with combatting Islamic insurgents...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The EU is the biggest single donor to the anti-terrorism mission in Somalia after the US withdrew its financial support (Photo: African Union)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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