Somalia security at risk over demands Ethiopia leave due to port deal .

By Chinasaokwu Helen Okoro

With Somalia demanding Ethiopian troops leave its territory over a controversial port deal with Somaliland, the future of African Union peacekeeping in Somalia is now in doubt.

Ethiopia’s military has underpinned the fight against Al-Shabaab for nearly two decades, with 8,000-10,000 troops currently deployed to Somalia.

Around 3,000 are part of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). The rest are deployed under bilateral agreements with Somalia’s government.

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