NR No: 008/2024 Date: 17 JULY 2024

SHOTLIST: African Union delegation conclude visit to Somalia on Post-2024

security arrangements

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DATELINE: 13-16/JULY/2024, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Pan shot – A delegation from the African Union Peace Support Operations
Division (AU PSOD) arriving at the Aden Abdulle International Airport,
Mogadishu, for a working visit to Somalia.
2. Wide shot – Members of the delegation from the AU PSOD, aboard an airport
shuttle bus on arrival at Aden Abdulle International Airport, Mogadishu.
3. Med shot – Members of the AU PSOD are received at the ATMIS Mission
Headquarters by the acting ATMIS Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Marius
Ngendabanka, the Deputy Head of ATMIS, Sivuyile Bam and the ATMIS Police
Commissioner, CP Hillary Sao Kanu.
4. Med shot – Senior ATMIS officials in a meeting with members of the AUPSOD
delegation.
5. Med shot – Senior ATMIS officials in a meeting with members of the AUPSOD
delegation.
6. Med shot – The Deputy Head of ATMIS, Sivuyile Bam and the ATMIS Police
Commissioner, CP Hillary Sao Kanu during the meeting with members of the
AUPSOD delegation.
7. Med shot – ATMIS military Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Kindu Genzu during the
meeting with members of the AUPSOD delegation.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: atmismediacenter@au-atmis.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
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 8. Med shot – A member of the AUPSOD delegation during the meeting with
senior ATMIS officials.
9. Wide shot – The acting ATMIS Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Ngendabanka
and the ATMIS military Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Genzu during the meeting with
members of the AUPSOD delegation.
10. Med shot – An ATMIS official during the meeting with members of the AUPSOD
delegation.
11. Wide shot – Senior ATMIS officials in a meeting with members of the AUPSOD
delegation.
12. Med shot – A member of the AUPSOD delegation during the meeting with
senior ATMIS officials.
13. Med shot – A UN official during the meeting with members of the AUPSOD
delegation.
14. Med shot – A UN official during the meeting with members of the AUPSOD
delegation.
15. Wide shot – Senior ATMIS and UNSOS officials during the meeting with
members of the AUPSOD delegation.
16. Med shot – The Head of ATMIS, Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef,
during the meeting with members of the AUPSOD delegation.
17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef, AU
Special Representative for Somalia and Head of ATMIS
“We are talking about exit strategy because, once you establish a mission
you should think about exit. The African Union will not remain here
forever. So, all those things have been brought to the attention of the
partners and we discussed.”

18. Wide shot – Senior ATMIS officials and representatives of international partners
during the meeting with members of the AUPSOD delegation.
19. Wide shot – Senior ATMIS officials and representatives of international partners
during the meeting with members of the AUPSOD delegation.
20. Med shot – A representative of Somalia’s international partners, during the
meeting with members of the AUPSOD delegation.
21. Wide shot – Senior ATMIS officials and representatives of international partners
during the meeting with members of the AUPSOD delegation.
22. Wide shot – Senior ATMIS officials and representatives of international
partners, and the Federal Government of Somalia, during the meeting with
members of the AUPSOD delegation.
23. Med shot – Officials of the Federal Government of Somalia, during the meeting
with members of the AUPSOD delegation.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: atmismediacenter@au-atmis.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
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 24. Med shot – UN officials, during the meeting with members of the AUPSOD
delegation.
25. Med shot – Members of the AUPSOD delegation during the meeting with the
Core Security Partners Group representing Somalia’s international partners.
26. Med shot – An official of the Federal Government of Somalia taking notes
during the meeting with members of the AUPSOD delegation.
27. SOUNDBITE: (English) Col. Billy Atwooki Winter, AUPSOD Chief of Plans,
Operations and Support
“As we go back to Addis Ababa, we're taking a package of issues raised
after all these consultations, which will be comprehensively put together
and then a final Concept of Operations (CONOPs) developed and shared
with relevant stakeholders accordingly.”

28. Wide shot – Senior ATMIS officials and members of the Core Security Partners
Group, in a meeting with members of the AUPSOD delegation.
29. Med shot – An official of the Federal Government of Somalia taking notes
during the meeting with members of the AUPSOD delegation.
30. Wide shot – Senior ATMIS officials and members of the Core Security Partners
Group, in a meeting with members of the AUPSOD delegation.
31. Med shot – Representatives of Somalia’s international partners, during the
meeting with members of the AUPSOD delegation.
32. Med shot – ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in charge of Support and
Logistics, Maj. Gen. Peter Muteti, attending the meeting with members of the
AUPSOD delegation.
33. Med shot – Representatives of Somalia’s international partners, during the
meeting with members of the AUPSOD delegation.
34. Wide shot – Senior ATMIS officials and members of the Core Security Partners
Group, in a group photo at the end of the meeting with members of the
AUPSOD delegation.
35. Wide shot – Senior ATMIS officials and members of the Core Security Partners
Group, in a group photo at the end of the meeting with members of the
AUPSOD delegation.

African Union delegation conclude visit to Somalia on Post-2024 security

arrangements

Mogadishu, 17 July 2024 – A nine-member delegation from the African Union

Political Affairs Peace and Security (AU PAPS) has concluded a four-day visit to

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: atmismediacenter@au-atmis.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
Somalia, after consulting with the Federal Government of Somalia and partners on
security arrangements post-ATMIS in 2024.

Their consultations are in response to AU Peace and Security Council communiqué

1217 and UN Security Council Resolution 2741 (2024), which requests the completion
of a Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for an African Union-led peace support
operation to be submitted to the UN Security Council by 31 July 2024.

The delegation, which was received by the Deputy Special Representative of the
Chairperson of the African Union Commission (DSRCC) and Deputy Head of ATMIS,
Sivuyile Bam, held discussions with the ATMIS senior leadership team, officials from
the Federal Government of Somalia, and representatives of ATMIS Troop-Contributing
Countries (TCCs).

They also met with Somalia's international partners, including the United Nations,
European Union, United Kingdom, United States, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates,
who are part of the Core Security Partners Group (CSPG). The AU Director of Conflict
Management in the Political Affairs Peace and Security Department, Dr. Alhaji Sarjo
Bah, joined the meeting virtually.

The AU Special Representative for Somalia and Head of ATMIS, Ambassador

Mohamed El-Amine Souef, said the discussions focused on the size, mandate,
timelines, and exit strategy of the new post-ATMIS mission.

"We are talking about exit strategy because, once established, a mission should have
an exit plan. The African Union will not remain in Somalia forever. All these aspects
were brought to the attention of the partners and discussed at the meeting," said
Ambassador Souef.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: atmismediacenter@au-atmis.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
Ambassador Souef noted that while Somalia has achieved security milestones since
African Union troops were first deployed in 2007, Al-Shabaab terror group remain a
threat to Somalia and the wider Horn of Africa region, including the international
shipping route through the Indian Ocean.

The AU Peace Support Operations (PSOD) Chief of Plans, Operations and Support,
Colonel Billy Atwooki Winter, who led the delegation, said the consultations with
various partners on post-ATMIS security arrangements for Somalia had been fruitful.

"As we go back to Addis Ababa, we are taking a package of issues raised after all
these consultations, which will be comprehensively put together and a final Concept of
Operations (CONOPS) developed and shared with relevant stakeholders accordingly,"
said Col. Atwooki Winter.

Ends

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: atmismediacenter@au-atmis.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