Amisom

Since AMISOM at the moment cannot reach those areas due to the lockdown, we convinced AMISOM to handover the drugs to us so that we deliver them to the communities and they (AMISOM) accepted.

AMISOM Sector 4 Chief Operations Officer, Major Osman Obsiye Hosh, explained that the medical supplies were delivered on behalf of the Head of AMISOM, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, to support the health sector in Hiran region.

Dr Omar Alasow, the Human Rights Adviser to the Head of AMISOM reiterated AMISOM's commitment to sustainable peace and security in Somalia, and the realization of Human Rights.

Idd Bedel Mohamed, a former Somali diplomat who has indicated he will contest for Presidential elections, says the Somali government and Amisom must clarify who authorised the deployment of the non-Amisom troops and what their mandate is.

The Deputy Force Commander for AMISOM in-charge of Support and Logistics, Maj. Gen. George Owinow noted that mitigating the threat posed by IEDs required continuous training of Somali security forces and AMISOM personnel.

UPDF first deployed in Somalia in 2007 under AMISOM which was under a UN mandate.

He said it is currently under the full control of the joint forces - AMISOM and SNA.

Lt. Gen. Diomede Ndegeya from Burundi, took over the reins on Monday as AMISOM Force Commander (FC), from Lt. Gen. Tigabu Yilma of Ethiopia, who served in that capacity since January, 2019.

Sector IV CIMIC Officer, Ibrahim Yussuf Ahmed, who represented AMISOM to handover the items said the mission was committed to supporting the communities within their Areas of Responsibility, AoR.

There are more than 4000 KDF troops in Somalia serving under the AMISOM and they are responsible for sector 2 comprising Lower and Middle Jubba.

The training was organised by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).

African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) senior leadership held a meeting with leaders of the Lower Shabelle region to exchange views on how they can strengthen the fight against al-Shabab.

AMISOM forces did not immediately respond to the allegations.

In particular the officials discussed the ongoing joint operations between AMISOM soldiers and the Somali National Army (SNA).

In the Lower Shabelle region the SNA, alongside AMISOM forces, have conducted operations that have seized territory and pushed back the terrorists.

Jubbaland last week sent an official complaint to the UN security council seeking the withdrawal of non-Amisom Ethiopia troops in the regional state.

The Head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Ambassador Francisco Madeira and members of the senior leadership team have met with leaders of the Lower Shabelle region to exchange views on defeating Al-Shabaab.

The Individual Police Officers (IPOs), eight of whom were Nigerian and 11 from Sierra Leone, on Friday, completed a year of service with AMISOM and are set to return to their home countries.

Alalo who thanked the Danish government for having funded the project disclosed that AMISOM engaged it in 2016 after realising that the police in Jabbaland were operating under the tree.

Although the war in Somalia has claimed many casualties on either side, KDF and AMISOM have been largely successful in weakening al-Shabaab’s control and influence in Somali.