NR No: 040/2023 Date: 24 April 2023

SHOTLIST: ATMIS Troop Contributing Countries meet to evaluate mission

ahead of drawdown.

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DATELINE: 24/APRIL/2023, KAMPALA, UGANDA.

SHOT LIST:

1. Pan shot - Delegates attending the ATMIS Conference in Kampala.

2. Wide shot - Delegates inside the conference room.
3. Medium shot - Ugandan delegates attending the ATMIS Conference in
Kampala.
4. Medium shot - Somali delegates attending the ATMIS Conference in
Kampala.
5. Medium shot - An Ethiopian delegate attending the ATMIS Conference in
Kampala.
6. Medium shot - A Kenyan delegate from Kenya Defence Forces attending the
ATMIS Conference in Kampala.
7. Medium shot - African Union representative attending the ATMIS Conference
in Kampala.
8. Medium shot - A United Nations representative attending the ATMIS
Conference in Kampala.
9. Medium shot - A delegate attending the ATMIS Conference in Kampala.
10. Medium shot - The Djibouti Chief of Defence Forces deliberating during the
ATMIS Conference in Kampala.
11. Medium shot - A representative from Ministry of Defence of the Federal
Republic of Ethiopia attending the ATMIS Conference in Kampala.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Abdullahi Ganale, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
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 12. Medium shot - The Head of the Ugandan delegation attending the ATMIS
Conference in Kampala.
13. Medium shot - A Kenyan delegate from Kenya Defence Forces attending the
ATMIS Conference in Kampala.
14. Medium shot - A senior advisor to the Ministry of Defence for Somalia
deliberating during the ATMIS conference in Kampala.
15. Medium shot - Somali delegates attending the ATMIS conference in Kampala.
16. Medium shot - A Burundian delegate deliberating during the ATMIS
conference in Kampala.
17. Medium shot - The Head of the Ugandan delegation deliberating during the
conference.
18. Medium shot - The representative of the Ethiopian army attending the ATMIS
conference.
19. Medium shot - A Kenyan delegate from Kenya Defence Forces deliberating
during the ATMIS Conference in Kampala.
20. Medium shot - A senior advisor to Ministry of Defence for Somalia deliberating
during the ATMIS conference in Kampala.
21. Close up shot - The Head of the Ugandan delegation deliberating during the
conference.
22. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Ambassador Julius Joshua Kivuna, The Head
of the Ugandan Delegation and Head of the Regional Peace and Security
Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"During the US-Africa Summit in December 2022, H.E Hassan Sheikh
Mohamoud the President of Somalia requested H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
the President of the Republic of Uganda to host the Heads of State of the
African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, ATMIS, to discuss the status of
implementation of our mandate and come up with resolutions on the way
forward. That’s why we are here".

23. Medium shot - A representative from Ministry of Defence of the Federal

Republic of Ethiopia deliberating during the ATMIS Conference in Kampala.
24. Close up shot - A Burundian delegate deliberating during the ATMIS
conference in Kampala.
25. Medium shot - The Somalia Advisor to the Ministry of Defence deliberating
during the conference.
26. Medium shot - The Djibouti Chief of Defence Forces deliberating during the
ATMIS Conference in Kampala.
27. Medium shot - A Ugandan delegate deliberating during the conference.
28. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Ambassador Julius Joshua Kivuna, The Head
of the Ugandan Delegation and Head of the Regional Peace and Security
Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“The meeting provides a crucial platform for us to be able to deliberate on the
pertinent issues under ATMIS, but most importantly to evaluate the
achievements made in the execution of the ATMIS mandate”.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Abdullahi Ganale, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
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 29. Wide shot - Delegates attending the ATMIS Conference in Kampala pose for
a group photo at Serena Conference Centre in Kampala.

ATMIS Troop Contributing Countries meet to evaluate mission ahead of

drawdown

Kampala, 24 April 2023 – Officials from countries contributing troops to the African
Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), are meeting in Kampala, Uganda, to
review and evaluate the mission’s performance in Somalia.

In attendance at the four-day meeting which opened on today, 24 April 2023, are
officials from the African Union Commission, ATMIS Mission Headquarters, Troop
Contributing Countries of Burundi, Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda, Somalia,
and representatives from the international partners.

Delegates will deliberate on how to smoothly implement the ATMIS troop drawdown,
with the first phase, involving the withdrawal of 2,000 troops from Somalia,
scheduled for the end of June 2023 under revised timelines.

Under Resolution 2670 (2022), the UN Security Council unanimously endorsed the
African Union commitment to adopt a strategic, gradual, sector-by-sector approach
to the troop drawdown and maintain the ATMIS exit date of 31 December 2024.

The meeting in Kampala will assess the preparedness of the Somali Security Forces
to take over security responsibilities from the African Union troops, with
consideration of key aspects including force generation and logistical support.

Speaking at the opening of the meeting, Ambassador Julius Joshua Kivuna, the
Head of the Ugandan Delegation and Head of the Regional Peace and Security
Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, noted that the meeting had been
convened at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia.

“During the US-Africa Summit in December 2022, H.E Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the
President of Somalia requested H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the President of the
Republic of Uganda to host the Heads of State of the African Union Transition
Mission in Somalia, ATMIS, to discuss the status of implementation of our mandate
and come up with resolutions on the way forward. That’s why we are here,” he said.

Ambassador Kivuna also reiterated the importance of the meeting to evaluate the
performance of ATMIS and to facilitate preparations for the phased handover of
security responsibilities to the Somali Security Forces.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Abdullahi Ganale, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
“The meeting provides a crucial platform for us to be able to deliberate on pertinent
issues about ATMIS, and most importantly to evaluate the achievements made in the
execution of the ATMIS mandate,” he added.

Monday’s meeting precedes subsequent meetings to be held by Permanent

Secretaries and Chiefs of Defence Forces as well as Ministers of Foreign Affairs and
Defence for ATMIS Troop Contributing Countries.

The recommendations from the meetings will feed into the ATMIS Head of State
Summit to be held on Thursday this week.
Ends.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Abdullahi Ganale, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube