Uganda, Burundi: Maintaining Support for AMISOM

Uganda and Burundi reaffirmed their support for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on July 14, just days after Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab carried out a deadly attack in the Ugandan capital. Al Shabaab will try to persuade Uganda and Burundi that their continued troop presence in Somalia is not worth the danger. However, Uganda and Burundi are likely to not only continue supplying troops for AMISOM but also to ask other East African countries to contribute to the force.