PRESS RELEASE (for immediate release) The African Union Mission in Somalia Awards Medals to Ugandan Police Contingent in Mogadishu Mogadishu, 30 September 2011- A Medal Parade was held today at AMISOM base camp to honor ten Ugandan Police Officers who have served more than six months in the African Union Police (AUPOL) in Mogadishu. The [...]

PRESS RELEASE (for immediate release) AMISOM Enhances Provision of Basic Needs to the needy families in IDP Camps Mogadishu, 30 September 2011- Yesterday 29th September 2011, the Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Commission (DSRCC), Honorable Wafula Wamunyinyi, launched a project which will focus on teaching best hygiene practices while also providing [...]

STATEMENT BY THE AFRICAN UNION HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOMALIA H.E. JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS AT THE 20TH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP (ICG) ON SOMALIA COPENHAGEN, DENMARK; 29 – 30 SEPTEMBER, 2011 Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark; Ambassador Mahiga, Special Representative of the Secretary General [...]

PRESS STATEMENT AMISOM apologizes for the death of a Malaysian journalist Nairobi, September 26th, 2011; following the accidental killing of a Malaysian Journalist, Mura Faisal Bin Mohamed, and the injuring of another, Aji Seragar Bin Mazlan alias Aji Akram Solema, on 02 September 2011 in Mogadishu, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission [...]

PRESS STATEMENT AMISOM receives USIU’s International Peace Advocate Award Nairobi, September 21st, 2011; On the occasion of the celebration of the International Peace Day, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Boubacar Gaoussou Diarra, welcomes the progress made by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in [...]

PRESS STATEMENT AMISOM launches a project worth $3.2 million Mogadishu, 15 September 2011- African Union Mission in Somalia has launched the construction of military barracks for TFG soldiers in Mogadishu. H.E. Sheikh Sharif, President of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG), presided over the groundbreaking ceremony. Also in attendance were the Deputy Special Representative of the [...]

PRESS STATEMENT Burundi soldiers from 7th Battalion serving under the African Union mission have completed their 12 month tour of the duty. September 10, 2011:The soldiers, who were being rotated out have been decorated with AU peacekeeping medals in a farewell ceremony at the former Somali National University, which serves as the command base for [...]

PRESS STATEMENT Three-Day Consultative Meeting on Somalia Transition Ends with Adoption of Roadmap Mogadishu, September 7, 2011 – The first High Level Consultative Meeting to be held in Mogadishu ended yesterday with the adoption of a Roadmap with elaborate tasks for the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs) and Regional Administrations in Somalia for the remaining one [...]

PRESS STATEMENT AMISOM STATEMENT ON INCIDENT AT K4 ON 2nd SEPTEMBER 2011 AMISOM is sad to report a serious incident that took place in Mogadishu yesterday, Friday 02 September, which unfortunately cost the life of a Malaysian civilian and injured another. A full AMISOM investigation is underway, in liaison with the Transitional Federal Government Police. [...]

PRESS STATEMENT AMISOM to Deliver Aid to Famine Victims In Mogadishu Mogadishu, August 23rd, 2011; AMISOM today received a plane load of food and medical provisions intended for distribution to the famine-afflicted residents of Mogadishu. Totaling 13.5 metric tons, the aid, included food supplements for children under five, mosquito nets, vitamin A, de-worming Albedozale syrups, [...]