In a closed door meeting in Kampala on 22 July 2010 , AU ministers agreed to expand the mission 's mandate from a peacekeeping focus to a peace-enforcement focus that would engage al-Shabaab more directly . The decision came soon after deadly bomb attacks in the Ugandan capital . A few days later in response to UN pressure , the AU agreed not to expand the mandate but did allow preemptive strikes against Al-Shabaab and promised more troops from other African countries
deadly bomb attacks in the Ugandan capital
July 2010 Kampala attacks
African Union Mission to Somalia (2007–present)