STORY: AMISOM Force Commander and SNA CDF jointly

visit Uganda contingent headquarters

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DATELINE: 3/MARCH/2021, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot - parade

2. Med shot - Sector 1 Commander, Maj. Gen. Don Nabasa and Brig. Bob Ogiki,
AMISOM military chief of staff waiting to receive the SNA CDF and AMISOM Force
Commander
3. Med shot - Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh, SNA’s Chief of Defence Forces and Lt. Gen.
Diomede Ndegeya, The AMISOM Force Commander arriving
4. Wide shot - SNA CDF and AMISOM Force Commander
5. Wide shot - salute of honour for SNA CDF and AMISOM Force Commander
6. Med shot - SNA CDF and AMISOM Force Commander salute
7. Close up shot - Uganda, African Union and Somalia flags
8. Med shot - SNA CDF and AMISOM Force Commander salute
9. Close up shot - SNA CDF salutes
10. Wide shot - Somalia’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh and
AMISOM Force Commander inspect a guard of honour
11. Close up shot - the AMISOM Force Commander
12. Wide shot - Somalia’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh
welcomed by senior sector one military officers
13.Wide shot - the military officer praying before the meeting
14. Close up shot - Somalia’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh
15. Med shot - senior SNA officers
16.Wide shot - the meeting with sector 1 command, SNA officers and the AMISOM
Force Commander
17. Med shot - Maj. Gen. Don Nabasa, Sector 1 Commander speaking
18. Close up shot - Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh, Somalia’s Chief of Defence Forces
taking notes
19. Close up shot - The Force Commander of the African Union Mission in Somalia,
AMISOM, Lt. Gen. Diomede Ndegeya listening
20. Wide shot - the meeting with sector 1 command, SNA officers and the AMISOM
force commander
21. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Lt. Gen. Diomede Ndegeya, The AMISOM Force
Commander
“Allow me to congratulate through you, sector commanders- both AMISOM and
SNA, all brave SNA soldiers and UPDF who succeeded with concrete and tangible
results recently on 20 February where they put out of action 60 Al-Shabaab within
some of their high commanders.”
22. Med shot - senior SNA officers attending the meeting
23. Close up shot - a senior SNA officer at the meeting
24. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Lt. Gen. Diomede Ndegeya, The AMISOM Force
Commander
“Additionally the visit has the objective to set up staff and coordination activities in
sectors, to engage sector commanders on enhancing joint offensive operations, to
promote the spirit of cooperation and to synchronize operation plans.”

25. Close up shot - Sector 1 Commander, Maj. Gen. Don Nabasa

26. Close up shot - a senior SNA officer at the meeting
27. Wide shot - senior AMISOM and SNA officers at the meeting
28. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Lt. Gen. Diomede Ndegeya, The AMISOM Force
Commander
“In implementation of AMISOM reconfiguration plan endorsed by the Military
Operations Coordination Committee on 20th October 2020, sector 1 is taking the
lead by relocating Mashlay FOB in Janale, repositioning the standby Mobile Force
and partially handing over Afgoye bridge FOB,”

29. Close up shot - SNA officer taking notes

30. Wide shot - SNA’s Chief of Defence Forces, CDF, Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh
speaking
31. Med shot - Lt. Gen. Diomede Ndegeya, The AMISOM Force Commander and
other officers listening
32. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh, SNA’s Chief of Defence
Forces
“As you all know, we have been implementing strategic documents, including the
Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Somali Transition Plan and others over the 14 year
period AMISOM has been in the country. To expedite our shared goals, we found it
necessary to reconfigure our strategies together,”

33. Wide shot - Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh, SNA’s Chief of Defence Forces speaking
34. Med shot - Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh, SNA’s Chief of Defence Forces and Gen.
Odowaa Yusuf Rageh, SNA’s Chief of Defence Forces leaving the meeting room
35. Med shot - group photo
36. Wide shot - group photo

AMISOM Force Commander and SNA CDF jointly visit Uganda contingent
headquarters

Mogadishu Thursday 04 March 2021-The Force Commander of the African Union

Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, Lt. Gen. Diomede Ndegeya, and Somalia’s Chief of
Defence Forces (CDF), Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh, yesterday visited the Headquarters
of Ugandan AMISOM forces in Mogadishu, and held discussions with top military
commanders.

Troops from the Uganda Peoples Defence Force, UPDF, serving under AMISOM are in
charge of sector 1, which includes the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia and
Mogadishu, and houses the headquarters of AMISOM and international partners.

The joint visit is part of wider efforts to enhance coordination and joint military
operations by AMISOM and the Somali National Army, SNA, against the militant
group, Al-Shabaab.

On arrival, the two commanders inspected a guard of honor mounted by Ugandan

soldiers, and held a closed door security meeting with top AMISOM officers,
including the Contingent Commander of Ugandan troops in Somalia, Brig. Gen. Don
William Nabasa and other sector 1 commanders.

The AMISOM Force Commander lauded Uganda troops for their immense role in
restoring security and stability by degrading the Al-Shabaab and winning the hearts
and minds of local Somali communities by implementing Civil Military Cooperation,
CIMIC, activities in their Area of Responsibility, AoR.

“Allow me to congratulate through you, sector commanders - both AMISOM and

SNA, and all the brave SNA and UPDF soldiers who, recently, on 20 February put out
of action 60 Al-Shabaab militants, including some of their commanders,” Lt. Gen.
Ndegeya said.

The joint visit is also part of efforts to enhance synergy between the two forces in
the implementation of the Somali Transition Plan, STP.

“Additionally the visit has the objective to set up staff and coordination activities in
sectors, to engage sector commanders on enhancing joint offensive operations, to
promote the spirit of cooperation and to synchronize operation plans,” the Force
Commander said.
The Force Commander lauded Uganda troops for their commitment in the
implementation of the Somali Transition Plan, thereby setting the pace.

“Sector one in implementation of AMISOM reconfiguration plan endorsed by the

Military Operations Coordination Committee, MOCC, on October 20, 2020 is taking
the lead by relocating Mashlay Forward Operating Base, FOB, in Janale, repositioning
the standby mobile force and partially handing over Afgoye bridge FOB,” Lt. Gen.
Diomede revealed.

The SNA Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh, commended AMISOM
for its contribution to the stabilization of Somalia, noting that SNA is keen to
harmonise strategies.

“As you all know, we have been implementing strategic documents, including the
Concept of Operations, CONOPS, the Somali Transition Plan, STP, and others over the
past 14 year period that AMISOM has been in the country. To expedite our shared
goals, we found it necessary to reconfigure our strategies together,” Gen. Odowaa
said.

Present at the meeting was the AMISOM Military Chief of staff, Brig Gen. Bob
Paciesky Ogik, the Commander of Somali infantry division, Gen. Mohamed Tahlil Bihi
and SNA sector commander, Brigadier Gen. Adan Abshir Nur.

Uganda is one of the Troop Contributing Countries, TCCs, under AMISOM and was
the first country to volunteer its troops to the mission when it was formed in 2007.