NR No: 014/2022 Date: 6 June 2022

STORY: Burundi Chief of Defence Forces visits Somalia, hails ATMIS forces
for securing country

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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH NATURAL SOUND

DATELINE: 06/JUNE/2022, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot - The Chief of the Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National
Defense Forces, General Prime Niyongabo salutes during a guard of honour
mounted by soldiers serving with the African Union Transition Mission in
Somalia (ATMIS) in Mogadishu, Somalia.
2. Wide shot - The Chief of the Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National
Defense Forces, General Prime Niyongabo, inspects a parade mounted by
soldiers serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS)
in Mogadishu, Somalia.
3. Med shot - The Chief of the Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National
Defense Forces, General Prime Niyongabo, lays a wreath in memory of
African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) troops and Somali
security forces who died in pursuit of peace in Somalia.

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Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 788 975
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 4. Med shot - The Chief of the Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National
Defense Forces, General Prime Niyongabo, with senior ATMIS officials at the
ATMIS Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia.
SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) General Prime Niyongabo, The Chief of the Defense
Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National Defense Forces
“As commander I have to visit troops to see how they are doing, how they
are performing (in) the mission and this was the purpose of my visit; to visit
the troops to see how they are doing and to encourage them to continue
supporting the Somali National Army and forces and to respect all the rules
of the mission.”

5. Med shot - The Chief of the Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National
Defense Forces, General Prime Niyongabo signs the visitors book during his
visit to the ATMIS Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia.
6. Wide shot - The Chief of the Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National
Defense Forces, General Prime Niyongabo during a briefing with Senior
ATMIS officials during his visit to the ATMIS Force Headquarters in
Mogadishu, Somalia.
7. Med shot - ATMIS senior officials attend a briefing with the Chief of the
Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National Defense Forces, General Prime
Niyongabo during his visit to the ATMIS Force Headquarters in Mogadishu,
Somalia.
8. Close up shot - The Deputy Force Commander of the African Union Transition
Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Maj. Gen. William Kitsao Shume, during the
briefing by the Chief of the Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National
Defense Forces, General Prime Niyongabo during his visit to the ATMIS Force
Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia.
9. Med shot - The Force Commander of the African Union Transition Mission in
Somalia (ATMIS), Lt. Gen. Diomede Ndegeya, speaks during a briefing with
the Chief of the Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National Defense
Forces, General Prime Niyongabo during his visit to the ATMIS Force
Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia.
10. Close up shot - A Burundian soldier serving under ATMIS attends a briefing
with the Chief of the Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National Defense
Forces, General Prime Niyongabo during his visit to the ATMIS Force
Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia.
11. Close up shot - Sector 5 Commander of the African Union Mission in Somalia
(AMISOM), Brig. Gen. Télesphore Barandereka, attends a briefing with 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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 Chief of the Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National Defense Forces,
General Prime Niyongabo during his visit to the ATMIS Force Headquarters in
Mogadishu, Somalia.
12. Close up shot - The Chief of the Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National
Defense Forces, General Prime Niyongabo during a briefing with ATMIS
senior officials at ATMIS Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia.
13. Med shot - Staff officers serving under ATMIS attend a briefing with the Chief
of the Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National Defense Forces, General
Prime Niyongabo during his visit to the ATMIS Force Headquarters in
Mogadishu, Somalia.
14. Wide shot - Senior ATMIS officials in a conversation with the Chief of the
Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National Defense Forces, General Prime
Niyongabo during his visit at ATMIS Force Headquarters in Mogadishu,
Somalia.
SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) General Prime Niyongabo, The Chief of the Defense
Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National Defense Forces
“For ATMIS troops there is time to achieve the mission goals. I encourage
them to perform their mission so that they can give peace to Somali people
within the period of time given by AU and partners.”

15. Med shot - The Chief of the Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National
Defense Forces, General Prime Niyongabo plants a tree at ATMIS Force
Headquarters to mark World Environmental day in Mogadishu, Somalia.
16. Med shot - The Chief of the Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National
Defense Forces, General Prime Niyongabo during a tree planting session at
ATMIS Force Headquarters to mark World Environmental day in Mogadishu,
Somalia.
17. Med shot - The Chief of the Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National
Defense Forces, General Prime Niyongabo waters a plant after a tree planting
session at ATMIS Force Headquarters to mark World Environmental day in
Mogadishu, Somalia.
18. Wide shot - The Chief of the Defense Forces (CDF) of the Burundi National
Defense Forces, General Prime Niyongabo poses for a group photo with
senior ATMIS officials in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Burundi Chief of Defence Forces visits Somalia, hails ATMIS forces for
securing country

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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 MOGADISHU, 7 June 2022 – The Burundi Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen.
Prime Niyongabo is on a week-long official working visit to Somalia to meet
with Somali authorities and African Union Transitional Mission in Somalia
(ATMIS) military commanders in order to see the progress made thus far in
the fulfilment of the mission mandate.

Gen. Niyongabo visited the Burundi National Defence Forces (BNDF)

contingent who are part of ATMIS forces based in Jowhar, Hirshabelle State
to assess their conditions and interact with soldiers in the frontlines. He
visited Mahaday, Adale, Qorilow and Maslah forward operating bases (FOBs)
and met with ATMIS Sector 5 contingent commander Brig. Gen. Elie
Ndizigiye.

The Burundi CDF arrived on 31 May and met with his Somali counterpart Brig.
Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rage and other senior Somali National Army (SNA)
commanders. Gen. Niyongabo also paid a courtesy call to Somalia’s new
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at the Presidential palace in Mogadishu,
Villa Somalia, to congratulate the President on his re-election.

On his return to Mogadishu on Sunday from Jowhar, the Burundi CDF was
received at the airport by ATMIS Force Commander Lt. Gen. Ndegeya before
proceeding to ATMIS Force Headquarters where he inspected a guard of
honour mounted by Sector 1 ATMIS Forces from Uganda. He then held a
closed meeting with the ATMIS FC Lt. Gen. Ndegeya and other senior ATMIS
commanders.

Speaking after leading ATMIS senior staff at force headquarters in planting

trees at the AMISOM memorial ground as part of commemorations to mark
World Environment Day, the General said he was happy to visit Somalia once
again and urged Burundian forces to be good ambassadors.

“As commander I have to visit troops to see how they are doing, how they
are performing (in) the mission and this was the purpose of my visit; to visit
the troops to see how they are doing and to encourage them to continue
supporting the Somali National Army and forces and to respect all the rules of
the mission,” Gen. Niyongabo said.

He reminded ATMIS forces to uphold mission goals of supporting Somali

people regain peace.

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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 “For ATMIS troops there is time to achieve the mission goals. I encourage
them to perform their mission so that they can give peace to Somali people
within the period of time given by AU and partners,” he added.

ENDS

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