MOGADISHU— The Somali Future Council has urged countries contributing troops and police personnel to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia, AUSSOM, to make continued security assistance conditional on the achievement of an inclusive national political agreement.

In an open letter dated July 27, 2026, the council appealed to the leaders of Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Burundi and Egypt ahead of a high-level meeting expected to take place in Kampala at the end of the month to discuss the future of AUSSOM and Somalia’s security transition.

The council warned that Somalia was facing a deepening political and constitutional crisis, claiming that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s mandate expired on May 15, 2026, while the mandate of the Federal Parliament ended on April 14, 2026.

It said the country had yet to reach a broadly accepted political agreement outlining a legitimate path for the constitutional transition and future elections.

According to the letter, widening political divisions have weakened national cohesion and undermined military operations against Al-Shabaab and Islamic State-linked militants. The council accused the Federal Government of allowing domestic political disputes to take priority over the fight against extremist groups.

The council also expressed concern over deteriorating relations between the Federal Government and the regional administrations of Puntland and Jubaland.

It said forces from both administrations remained actively engaged in operations against Al-Shabaab and Islamic State militants but had not received adequate financial, military and logistical support.

The council argued that the financial and operational challenges facing AUSSOM and broader international security assistance were not primarily the result of shortcomings within the mission. Instead, it attributed them to Somalia’s continuing political instability and the absence of a legitimate and inclusive national settlement.

It called on the leaders of AUSSOM troop-contributing countries to support a comprehensive political agreement and the establishment of a transitional council to oversee the constitutional process, political transition and elections.

The council said an inclusive political settlement should form the basis for, and become a condition of, continued international security support to Somalia.