NR No: 036/2022 Date: 18 September 2022

STORY: ATMIS military officers conclude induction training ahead of service

to Somalia

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DATELINE: 16/SEPTEMBER/2022, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot - ATMIS Deputy Force Commander incharge of Operations and

Planning Maj. General William Shume being welcomed by ATMIS Senior
military Staff officers.
2. Pan shot - ATMIS Deputy Force Commander incharge of Operations and
Planning Maj.General William Shume being welcomed by ATMIS Senior
military staff officers.
3. Wide shot - ATMIS military Staff officers entering the training room.
4. Pan shot - ATMIS military Staff officers following proceedings.
5. Med shot - ATMIS Deputy Force Commander Operations and Planning
Maj. General William Shume speaking.
6. Close up shot - An ATMIS military staff officer following proceedings.
7. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) ATMIS Deputy Force Commander
Operations and Planning Major General William Shume
“At this critical phase of ATMIS, high standards of operational readiness
are paramount to mandate delivery. The mission is heavily reliant on the

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Daniel Mugoro Muiruri, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 788 975
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 competent, efficient and dedicated body of staff officers to manage the
day-to-day tasks that collectively count towards attainment of the mission’s
strategic objectives,”
8. Wide shot - ATMIS military staff officers following proceedings.
9. Med shot - An ATMIS military Staff officer taking notes.
10. Med shot - An ATMIS military Staff officer following proceedings.
11. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) ATMIS Deputy Force Commander incharge
of Operations and Planning Major General William Shume
“I am glad to note that the training objectives have been achieved. I
officially usher you into the mission’s staff realm, one in which
professionalism, ethics, military values, high standards and competence all
go hand in hand,”
12. Wide shot - ATMIS military Staff Officers following proceedings.
13. Close up shot - Senior ATMIS officer in the training.
14. Close up shot - ATMIS Deputy Force Commander incharge of Operations
and Planning Maj. General William Shume speaking.
15. Close up shot - An ATMIS military staff officer taking notes
16. Pan shot - ATMIS military Staff officers following proceedings. .
17. Close up shot - An ATMIS military Staff officer following proceedings.
18. Close up shot - An ATMIS military Staff officer following proceedings.
19. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Major Mary Kaonga - ATMIS Staff Officer
“The training has been fantastic because it accorded me an opportunity to
learn more about the Somalia context, the do’s and don’ts that you are
supposed to apply as you are in this mission,”
20. Pan shot - ATMIS Deputy Force Commander incharge of Operations and
Planning Maj. General William Shume poses for a group photo with ATMIS
military Staff officers.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Daniel Mugoro Muiruri, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 788 975
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ATMIS military officers conclude induction training ahead of service to
Somalia
Mogadishu 18 September, 2022 – Forty-one military staff officers to serve under
the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) have completed a
weeklong training in Mogadishu, aimed at facilitating their integration into the
mission.

With a range of diverse educational and military skills, the staff officers will be
stationed at the ATMIS Force Headquarters in various roles with a core mandate of
supporting the Somali-led peace process, including in capacity building of the Somali
security forces.

“At this critical phase of ATMIS, high standards of operational readiness are
paramount to mandate delivery. The mission is heavily reliant on the competent,
efficient and dedicated body of staff officers to manage the day-to-day tasks that
collectively count towards attainment of the mission’s strategic objectives,” said Maj.
Gen. William Shume, ATMIS Deputy Force Commander Operations and Planning,
who represented the ATMIS Force Commander, at the end of the training on Friday.

He then urged the newly-deployed officers to familiarize themselves with the

mission’s mandate and to uphold professionalism, which is the bedrock of ATMIS
operations in Somalia.

“I am glad to note that the training objectives have been achieved. I officially usher
you into the mission’s staff realm, one in which professionalism, ethics, military
values, high standards and competence all go hand in hand,” Maj. Gen. Shume
added.

During the induction training, the officers were taken through the mission’s Standard
Operating Procedures, the Concept of Operations and an overview of the social,
political, cultural and religious context of Somalia. They were also trained in human
rights law and International Humanitarian Law.

Facilitators of the training included officials from the United Nations Support Office in
Somalia (UNSOS) and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS).

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Daniel Mugoro Muiruri, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 788 975
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
ATMIS Military Gender officer Maj. Mary Kaonga from Zambia, said the training had
provided important insights into how best to work with female officers of the Somali
security forces in restoring peace and security in the country.

“The training has been fantastic because it accorded me an opportunity to learn

more about the Somalia context, the do’s and don’ts that you are supposed to apply
as you are in this mission,” said Maj Kaonga, who has served in the medical corp as
a nurse for 23 years in her home-country. She also served under the United Nations
Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for one-year in 2010.

The training course was attended by military officers from Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana,
Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Daniel Mugoro Muiruri, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 788 975
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube