AMISOM roots for more women in peacekeeping operations
Mogadishu, 12 April 2019 – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is advocating for the deployment of more women in peacekeeping operations on the continent, saying their role has been...
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AMISOM launches roads rehabilitation project in Dhobley, in Somalia’s Lower Jubba region
Dhobley, 7 April 2019 – Roads in Dhobley town, in Somalia’s Lower Jubba region, will receive a major facelift, following the commencement of rehabilitation works, launched on Saturday, by the African...
EU pledges continued support to AMISOM on the implementation of key programmes under the Somalia Transition Plan
Nairobi, 5 April 2019 – The European Union has pledged its continued commitment to support the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to implement key programmes and activities under the Somalia...
Somali Security forces train on mitigating conflict-related sexual violence
Mogadishu, 13 March 2019 – Thirty personnel from the Somali National Security Forces have successfully concluded a Training of Trainers (ToT) course, on mitigating conflict-related sexual violence in...
Joint AU-UN team examines the implementation of the Somalia Transition Plan
Mogadishu, 15 March 2019 – A visiting African Union and United Nations (AU-UN) delegation winds up its weeklong assessment tour of Somalia this weekend, after evaluating progress made by the African...
Joint AU-UN team arrives in Somalia to review AMISOM’s mandate
Mogadishu 8, March 2019 – A joint delegation from the African Union and the United Nations is in Somalia to assess progress made in implementing the Somalia Transition Plan whose key objective is the...
Somali Security officers trained on tackling conflict-related sexual violence
Baidoa, 3 March 2019 – Security officers in South West State have undergone training on how to tackle conflict-related sexual violence in their areas of operation. The 30 officers drawn from the...
AU Special Representative condemns terrorist attack in Mogadishu
AMISOM PR/01/2019 Mogadishu, 1 March 2019 – The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, strongly condemns the...
AMISOM hands over Operational Readiness Assessment findings to the Somali government
Mogadishu, 26 February 2019 - Somalia has more than 20,000 pro-government fighters operating in the five federal member states. The statistic is part of the key findings contained in the Operational...
AMISOM Commanders reach a consensus on military operations
Mogadishu, 16 February 2019 – Top military commanders of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have agreed on key operations and activities to be executed under the Mission’s new Concept of...
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