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    AU Special Representative commends Burundi for its role in stabilizing Somalia Mogadishu, 19 September 2018; The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador Francisco Madeira has commended Burundi for its selfless contribution in stabilizing Somalia. Speaking yesterday in Mogadishu when he received the deputy Chief of Defense Forces of the Burundi National Defence Forces (BNDF), Maj-Gen. Joseph Ndayishimiye, at the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) headquarters, the SRCC commended Burundi for upholding the spirit of Pan Africanism by being part of the peacekeeping mission in Somalia. “Burundians are playing a very important role in pushing forward our mandate (of stabilizing Somalia). When we see senior officials coming to visit (the country) and get information on what is taking place, it raises our morale and the morale of our soldiers,” Ambassador Madeira said, adding such visits were also an opportunity for the leadership of the AU Mission to discuss key issues with senior officials from Troop Contributing Countries. Maj-Gen. Ndayishimiye, who was part of the Burundian contingent that pushed Al-Shabaab out of Mogadishu in 2010, is in Somalia on a five-day official visit. The Burundian official said he was impressed with the achievements made and reiterated his country’s commitment to helping the AU Mission achieve its mandate of restoring peace and security in the horn of Africa country. “We (Burundian forces) were here in 2009 and 2010 when Mogadishu was divided into two. Today we can look back and see the achievements AMISOM has made, which are, indeed, very commendable,” the Burundi Deputy Chief of Defence Forces added. During his visit Maj-Gen. Ndayishimiye will visit the Burundian contingent serving under AMISOM in Sector Five, based in Jowhar, and the Academy in Mogadishu. The BNDF deputy CDF who was accompanied by the Burundian contingent commander, Brigadier-General Leonidas Niyungeko, also paid a courtesy call on the AMISOM Deputy Force Commander, Maj-Gen. Tai Gituai. Receiving Maj-Gen. Ndayishimiye, at the Force headquarters, on behalf of the AMISOM Force Commander, Maj-Gen. Tai Gituai, thanked Burundi for its contribution to the liberation of Mogadishu. “I also want to thank you as the commander of the Burundian forces. Burundi and Uganda were the first force to come here and we are grateful for the contributions even before they were joined by other troop contributing countries,” Maj-Gen. Gituai said. The deputy Force Commander also briefed the BNDF official on the transition plan agreed by AMISOM, the United Nations, the Federal government of Somalia and development partners. “The Transition Plan is focused on ensuring that the SNA (Somali National Army) is capable of taking over the areas that AMISOM would hand over to them,” Maj-Gen. Gituai said, noting that the condition-based plan would also see AMISOM forces reconfigured and reduced by at least 1,000 by February 2019. He said the Transition Plan would be driven by the Somali leadership based on its own priorities, adding that the horn of Africa country will also provide forces to occupy territories that AMISOM will vacate. Ends….

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    AU Special Representative commends Burundi for its role in stabilizing Somalia Mogadishu, 19 September 2018; The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador Francisco Madeira has commended Burundi for its selfless contribution in stabilizing Somalia. Speaking yesterday in Mogadishu when he received the deputy Chief of Defense Forces of the Burundi National Defence Forces (BNDF), Maj-Gen. Joseph Ndayishimiye, at the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) headquarters, the SRCC commended Burundi for upholding the spirit of Pan Africanism by being part of the peacekeeping mission in Somalia. “Burundians are playing a very important role in pushing forward our mandate (of stabilizing Somalia). When we see senior officials coming to visit (the country) and get information on what is taking place, it raises our morale and the morale of our soldiers,” Ambassador Madeira said, adding such visits were also an opportunity for the leadership of the AU Mission to discuss key issues with senior officials from Troop Contributing Countries. Maj-Gen. Ndayishimiye, who was part of the Burundian contingent that pushed Al-Shabaab out of Mogadishu in 2010, is in Somalia on a five-day official visit. The Burundian official said he was impressed with the achievements made and reiterated his country’s commitment to helping the AU Mission achieve its mandate of restoring peace and security in the horn of Africa country. “We (Burundian forces) were here in 2009 and 2010 when Mogadishu was divided into two. Today we can look back and see the achievements AMISOM has made, which are, indeed, very commendable,” the Burundi Deputy Chief of Defence Forces added. During his visit Maj-Gen. Ndayishimiye will visit the Burundian contingent serving under AMISOM in Sector Five, based in Jowhar, and the Academy in Mogadishu. The BNDF deputy CDF who was accompanied by the Burundian contingent commander, Brigadier-General Leonidas Niyungeko, also paid a courtesy call on the AMISOM Deputy Force Commander, Maj-Gen. Tai Gituai. Receiving Maj-Gen. Ndayishimiye, at the Force headquarters, on behalf of the AMISOM Force Commander, Maj-Gen. Tai Gituai, thanked Burundi for its contribution to the liberation of Mogadishu. “I also want to thank you as the commander of the Burundian forces. Burundi and Uganda were the first force to come here and we are grateful for the contributions even before they were joined by other troop contributing countries,” Maj-Gen. Gituai said. The deputy Force Commander also briefed the BNDF official on the transition plan agreed by AMISOM, the United Nations, the Federal government of Somalia and development partners. “The Transition Plan is focused on ensuring that the SNA (Somali National Army) is capable of taking over the areas that AMISOM would hand over to them,” Maj-Gen. Gituai said, noting that the condition-based plan would also see AMISOM forces reconfigured and reduced by at least 1,000 by February 2019. He said the Transition Plan would be driven by the Somali leadership based on its own priorities, adding that the horn of Africa country will also provide forces to occupy territories that AMISOM will vacate. Ends….

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    AU Special Representative commends Burundi for its role in stabilizing Somalia Mogadishu, 19 September 2018; The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador Francisco Madeira has commended Burundi for its selfless contribution in stabilizing Somalia. Speaking yesterday in Mogadishu when he received the deputy Chief of Defense Forces of the Burundi National Defence Forces (BNDF), Maj-Gen. Joseph Ndayishimiye, at the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) headquarters, the SRCC commended Burundi for upholding the spirit of Pan Africanism by being part of the peacekeeping mission in Somalia. “Burundians are playing a very important role in pushing forward our mandate (of stabilizing Somalia). When we see senior officials coming to visit (the country) and get information on what is taking place, it raises our morale and the morale of our soldiers,” Ambassador Madeira said, adding such visits were also an opportunity for the leadership of the AU Mission to discuss key issues with senior officials from Troop Contributing Countries. Maj-Gen. Ndayishimiye, who was part of the Burundian contingent that pushed Al-Shabaab out of Mogadishu in 2010, is in Somalia on a five-day official visit. The Burundian official said he was impressed with the achievements made and reiterated his country’s commitment to helping the AU Mission achieve its mandate of restoring peace and security in the horn of Africa country. “We (Burundian forces) were here in 2009 and 2010 when Mogadishu was divided into two. Today we can look back and see the achievements AMISOM has made, which are, indeed, very commendable,” the Burundi Deputy Chief of Defence Forces added. During his visit Maj-Gen. Ndayishimiye will visit the Burundian contingent serving under AMISOM in Sector Five, based in Jowhar, and the Academy in Mogadishu. The BNDF deputy CDF who was accompanied by the Burundian contingent commander, Brigadier-General Leonidas Niyungeko, also paid a courtesy call on the AMISOM Deputy Force Commander, Maj-Gen. Tai Gituai. Receiving Maj-Gen. Ndayishimiye, at the Force headquarters, on behalf of the AMISOM Force Commander, Maj-Gen. Tai Gituai, thanked Burundi for its contribution to the liberation of Mogadishu. “I also want to thank you as the commander of the Burundian forces. Burundi and Uganda were the first force to come here and we are grateful for the contributions even before they were joined by other troop contributing countries,” Maj-Gen. Gituai said. The deputy Force Commander also briefed the BNDF official on the transition plan agreed by AMISOM, the United Nations, the Federal government of Somalia and development partners. “The Transition Plan is focused on ensuring that the SNA (Somali National Army) is capable of taking over the areas that AMISOM would hand over to them,” Maj-Gen. Gituai said, noting that the condition-based plan would also see AMISOM forces reconfigured and reduced by at least 1,000 by February 2019. He said the Transition Plan would be driven by the Somali leadership based on its own priorities, adding that the horn of Africa country will also provide forces to occupy territories that AMISOM will vacate. Ends….

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    its role in stabilizing Somalia


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    LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/FRENCH NATURAL SOUND
    DATELINE: 18/SEPTEMBER/2018, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

    SHOT LIST:

    1. Med shot, Burundi National Defense Forces (BNDF) Deputy Chief of Defence
    Forces, Maj-Gen. Joseph Ndayishimiye, received by Special Representative of
    the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC)for Somalia,
    Ambassador Francisco Madeira
    2. Wide shot, Burundi National Defense Forces (BNDF) Deputy Chief of Defence
    Forces, Maj-Gen. Joseph Ndayishimiye, Special Representative of the
    Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia,
    Ambassador Francisco Madeira, and other AMISOM officers
    3. Med shot, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union
    Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, and an
    AMISOM officer
    4. Close up shot, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union
    Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira

    5. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH). Ambassador Francisco Madeira, Special


    Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for
    Somalia
    “Burundians are playing a very important role in pushing forward our
    mandate (of stabilizing Somalia). So, when we see senior officials coming to
    visit (the country) and get information on what is taking place, it raises our
    morale and the morale of our soldiers. And it is also an important
    opportunity for us to discuss with senior officials about the realities on the
    ground.”

    6. Close up shot, Burundi National Defence Forces (BNDF) Deputy Chief of


    Defence Forces, Maj-Gen. Joseph Ndayishimiye, and a Burundi military
    official

    7. SOUNDBITE (FRENCH). Maj-Gen. Joseph Ndayishimiye, Deputy Chief of


    Defence Forces, Burundi National Defence Forces (BNDF)
    “We (Burundian forces) were here in 2009 and 2010 when Mogadishu was
    still divided. Today we can look back and see the achievements AMISOM has
    made, this is very commendable.”

    8. Wide shot, Burundi National Defense Forces (BNDF) Deputy Chief of Defence
    Forces, Maj-Gen. Joseph Ndayishimiye, senior AMISOM and Burundi National
    Defence Forces arrive at the office of the AMISOM Deputy Force Commander
    in charge of Operations and Plans, Maj-Gen. Tai Gituai
    9. Med shot, Burundi National Defence Forces (BNDF) Deputy Chief of Defence
    Forces, Maj-Gen. Joseph Ndayishimiye, and AMISOM Deputy Force
    Commander in charge of Operations and Plans, Maj-Gen. Tai Gituai
    10. Med shot, senior AMISOM officials
    11. Med shot, Burundi National Defence Forces (BNDF) Deputy Chief of Defense
    Forces, Maj-Gen. Joseph Ndayishimiye, AMISOM Deputy Force Commander
    in charge of Operations and Plans, Maj-Gen. Tai Gituai, and a senior Burundi
    military officer

    12. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH). Maj-Gen. Tai Gituai, AMISOM Deputy Force


    Commander in charge of Operations and Plans
    “I also want to thank you as the commander of the Burundian forces and
    particularly because we (AMISOM) have a very special place for Burundi and
    Uganda because they were the first ones to come here. We really honour the
    sacrifices they made even for other forces that came afterwards. The initial
    work that was done by the Burundi and Uganda forces is very
    commendable.”

    13. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH). Maj-Gen. Tai Gituai, AMISOM Deputy Force


    Commander in charge of Operations and Plans
    “The Transition Plan is focused on ensuring that the SNA (Somali National
    Army) is capable of taking over those areas that we are going to hand over to
    them. So, the idea of condition-based transition plan is that they should be
    able to come up with specific forces based on their own priorities, and (as a
    result) we should be able to see how best they can (effectively) occupy the
    spaces that we want to vacate.”

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