Uganda begins withdrawing its troops from Somalia after 20 years of presence

Updated 2026-11-03 · told from many outlets at once

Uganda began withdrawing troops from Somalia, with the first group leaving Mogadishu on Friday, and all forces set to exit by 2027.

Uganda began withdrawing its troops from Somalia.
An initial contingent of 109 Ugandan soldiers left Mogadishu on Friday.
Somalia has been gripped by a deadly insurgency led by Al-Shabab for more than two decades.

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Outlets: ABC Color, Capital FM Kenya, Channels TV, Daily Monitor (Uganda), Deutsche Welle, MyJoyOnline, Punch, RFI Afrique, RFI Kiswahili, The New Arab, The Observer (Uganda), france24.com

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