The East African Monday March 08 2021 Police officers of the African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia (Amisom) gather before their night patrol on September 17, 2019. In December 2016, Amisom may have lost more than $24,000 in payments made to excess troops for every contingent. PHOTO | FILE | NMG Summary Amisom which has been in Somalia for the past 13 years includes troops from Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Uganda and Burundi. Soldiers serve for one year which may be extended by a few months or cut short depending on the situation and the financial operations. Advertisement The internal operations of the African Union Mission in Somalia have come under scrutiny after an audit report flagged payments to soldiers no longer serving the mission, double payments and faulty personal information, pointing to unreliable record keeping and weak controls in the Mission’s system of accountability.