Egyptian and Ethiopian Soldiers in AUSSOM: The Complex Dynamics and Their Implications for Stability in Somalia

Abstract

The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) supports as a helpful platform for conflict resolution, delightful African nations, generally Egypt and Ethiopia. On the other hand, the altered national priorities of Egyptian and Ethiopian forces within AUSSOM existing disputes that intimidate the mission's efficacy in Somalia. Previous battles and different political determinations are undecided the mission's working solidity. Egypt chases to support its regional effect, protected trade ways in the Red Sea, and counterbalance Ethiopia's power, frequently in relation to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) fight. On the other hand, Ethiopia selects the security of its provincial integrity, addressing border insurgencies, and asserting its leadership in the Horn of Africa. These incompatible assistances result in operational conflict within AUSSOM, in that way worrying the mission's achievement. The GERD conflict exacerbates pressures as both nations use their participation in Somalia to declare power. This nonexistence of a combined strategy sanctions distrust, thus waning Somalia's security structure and retrieval efforts. Addressing these problems requires nurturing dialogue among stakeholders to indorse collaboration and bring into line Egyptian and Ethiopian actions within AUSSOM, thus restoring solidity in Somalia and the wider Horn of Africa region.