Somalia has urged decisive progress toward a self-financed African Union, calling on member states to strengthen the AU Peace Fund and fully implement the Kigali Decision on the 0.2% levy on eligible imports.
Speaking at an extraordinary session of the AU Executive Council in Accra, Ghana, State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ali Mohamed Omar stressed that the continent must mobilise and manage its own resources to tackle peace, security and development challenges.
Omar reaffirmed Somalia’s commitment to African unity and sustainable financing for the African Union. He welcomed closer cooperation with African multilateral financial institutions and supported reforms aimed at rationalising the mandates of the AU Commission.
The minister also thanked member states for the AU Peace Fund’s support to the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM).
Somalia’s position underscores growing continental efforts to reduce reliance on external donors and build predictable, African-owned funding mechanisms for the Union’s core functions.
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