AU told Burundi to cut force in Somalia under African pullback (AMISOM)

The African Union has asked Burundi to reduce its contribution to an African peacekeeping force in Somalia by a thousand men under a progressive pullout from the country by the AU.
The AU made the request through a diplomatic document called a note verbale, requesting that the reduction be completed by February 28.
The AU has a 21,500-strong force, Amisom, to support Somalia's fragile internationally-backed government and fight Shabaab jihadists blamed for scores of bloody attacks.
The force is to be gradually scaled back as Somalia's embryonic armed forces are trained up and deployed to replace them.
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