Military spokesperson Felix Kulayigye told Xinhua that Uganda has been assigned an additional sector previously covered by Burundian forces.
Kulayigye explained that reinforcing Uganda's presence in Somalia is necessary since the current number of troops is insufficient to manage both sectors.
He added that deployment will commence once AUSSOM finalizes the required paperwork.
Uganda has been part of peacekeeping efforts in Somalia since 2007. Until January, Burundi was among the countries contributing troops to the mission, alongside Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda.
Uganda is set to deploy additional peacekeeping troops to Somalia following Burundi's withdrawal from the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia.
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