Kazakhstan continues to provide assistance to African countries

Addis Ababa, December 27, 2023 – The Government of Kazakhstan and the African Union Commission continue cooperation on the implementation of humanitarian projects in Somalia.

According to the the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), with the support of Kazakhstan, the mission is implementing projects to provide clean water to the population in the regions of Hirshabelle, Jubaland and the South-Western Federal Lands of the country.

According to the ATMIS website, it is planed to build three shallow wells powered by solar energy with water storage tanks. The projects were developed by the African Union Commission in close cooperation with the Federal Government of Somalia and primarily address the needs of local authorities and improve their working conditions, as part of the African Union's commitment to strengthen the capacity of national security forces due to upcoming withdrawal ATMIS troops from Somalia by the end of 2024.

 

For reference: in January 2018, Kazakhstan and the African Union Commission signed an agreement to provide humanitarian assistance to Somalia and implement projects to provide clean water to the population in the South-West of the country.

Kazakhstan has been an observer country in the AU since November 2013. AU  unites 55 states of the continent with a population of over 1.4 billion people.