STORY: High-level team from AMISOM

visits Burundi troops in Jowhar

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DATELINE: 24/JULY/2016, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHORT LIST
1. Wide shot, Special Representative of the African Union
Commission Chairperson for Somalia (SRCC), Amb. Francisco
Madeira and Deputy Head of Mission Hon. Lydia Wanyoto
arriving in Jowhar
2. Med shot, SRCC Amb. Francisco Madeira and Deputy
SRCC Hon. Lydia Wanyoto being welcomed by senior AMISOM
officers of the Burundi sector V contingent
3. Wide shot, AMISOM Force Commander Lt. Gen Osman
Noor Soubagleh, Deputy Force Commander Maj. General
Nakibus Lakara being welcomed by senior AMISOM officers of
the Burundi sector V contingent
4. Med shot, AMISOM Force Commander Lt. Gen Osman
Noor Soubagleh, Deputy Force Commander Maj. General
Nakibus Lakara being welcomed by senior AMISOM officers of
the Burundi sector V contingent
5. Wide shot, SRCC Amb. Francisco Madeira given a salute
of honour
6. Close up shot, Somalia, Burundi and African Union flags
7. Med shot, soldiers on parade
8. Wide shot, senior officers shaking hands with SRCC Amb.
Madeira Francisco
9. Med shot, AMISOM Force Commander Lt. Gen Osman
Noor Soubagleh shaking hands with senior officers
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Close up shot, Deputy SRCC Hon. Lydia Wanyoto
being welcomed by senior AMISOM officers of the Burundi
sector V contingent
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Med shot, senior officers shaking hands with SRCC
Amb. Madeira Francisco
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Wide shot, soldiers from Burundi contingent
AMISOM at the event
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Close up shot, senior AMISOM official

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Med shot, AMISOM Deputy Force Commander Maj.
General Nakibus Lakara and other senior AMISOM officials at
the event
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Wide shot, soldiers listening
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SOUNDBITE: (English) Amb. Francisco
Madeira, The Special Representative of the African
Union Commission Chairperson (SRCC)
We can allow the population in the towns that we have taken to
move within the town itself, and from the town to other towns,
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Close up shot, Christine Alalo, Deputy AMISOM
Police Commissioner at the event
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Med shot, Maj. General Dlu Dlu Fitzer and Maj.
General Nakibus Lakara at the event
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Close up shot, Deputy SRCC Hon. Lydia Wanyoto
listening
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SOUNDBITE: (English) Amb. Francisco
Madeira, The Special Representative of the African
Union Commission Chairperson (SRCC)
The new battalions, be aware of your challenges, your
achievements and effectively your future operations. I came also to
be aware of the level of interaction that you have with the local
authorities in the Middle Shabelle region and the effort you are
making to win the hearts and minds of the population,
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Med shot, AMISOM Force Commander Lt. Gen
Osman Noor Soubagleh and the new Sector Commander, Brig
Gen Ndiwayo Venaste listening at the event
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Close up shot, soldiers listening
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SOUNDBITE: (English) Amb. Francisco
Madeira, The Special Representative of the African
Union Commission Chairperson (SRCC)
I look at you and I see that you are brave, determined and you
mean business and we have business for you,
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machinery
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vehicle
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plant
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Wide shot, SRCC touring the Burundi base

Med shot, SRCC looking at some of the destroyed
Close up shot, destroyed machinery
Wide shot, SRCC on tour of the base
Med shot, SRCC on tour of the base
Med shot, SRCC looking at one of the casspir
Close up shot, medical tent
Wide shot, medical tent with beds
Med shot, SRCC looking at the water treatment
Wide shot, water treatment plant
Wide shot, water treatment plant

High-level team from AMISOM visits Burundi troops in

Jowhar
The Special Representative of the African Union Commission
Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, led
a high powered delegation of senior AMISOM officials to Jowhar, in
Middle Shabelle region, to meet the Burundi troops.
The objective of the visit was to hold discussions on security and
ensure the fight against Al Shabaab in Middle Shabelle region is
sustained.
The SRCC also formally introduced the new Force Commander, Lt.
Gen Osman Noor Soubagleh, to the contingent and officially
welcomed the new sector five commander, Brig Gen Ndiwayo
Venaste.
The objective of this visit was to formally welcome the new
Commander, Brig Gen Ndiwayo Venaste and also to introduce to you
the new Force Commander Lt. Gen Osman Noor Soubagleh,
Ambassador Madeira said.
The delegation that held daylong discussions with the AMISOM
Burundian contingent comprised the Deputy SRCC, Lydia Wanyoto;
AMISOM Force Commander, Lt. Gen Osman Noor Soubagleh; and the
Deputy Force Commander, Maj. General Nakibus Lakara, among
other senior officials.
The SRCC welcomed the newly deployed troops from Burundi and
challenged them to quickly familiarize themselves with their
environment to enable them execute their mandate successfully.
I challenge the new battalion to be aware of the challenges at hand
and future operations to enable it succeed, Ambassador Madeira
added.
The SRCC urged the troops to work closely with the local
administration officials and make efforts to win over the population
in the fight against terrorism.
Ambassador Madeira noted that AMISOMs new Concept of
Operations (CONOPs), adopted recently, required troops to not only
capture and liberate towns, but also degrade Al Shabaab and limit
their capacity to cause terror in other parts of the country.

The new CONOPs, he said, will be the focus of the Mission, going
forward, to pave way for a smooth handover of the countrys
security to the Somali Security forces.
The only way we can do this is to effectively destroy Al Shabaab
and hand over Sector V and others to the Somalis. This requires us
to strengthen SNA, the SRCC stressed.
The AMISOM senior leadership commended the Burundian troops for
capturing more territory from Al Shabaab and protecting the
population in their area of operation.
The delegation challenged the troops to build on the successes
already registered, to achieve lasting peace and stability in the
country.
AMISOM Burundian troops are charged with securing the Middle
Shabelle region, which includes the key districts of Johwar, Cadale
and Adan Yabl.
End.