NR No: 041/2023 Date: 26 April 2023

SHOTLIST: ATMIS Deputy Force Commander visits troops in Baidoa to assess

their welfare and ongoing military operations

DURATION: 3:12

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DATELINE: 26/APRIL/2023, BAIDOA, SOMALIA.

SHOT LIST:

1. Medium shot – Plane landing.

2. Wide shot – ENDF soldiers serving under ATMIS on parade.
3. Medium shot - Plane taxing.
4. Medium shot – Parade.
5. Wide shot - The Deputy Force Commander of the African Union Transition
Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), in charge of Support and Logistics, Maj. Gen.
Peter Kimani Muteti getting off the plane.
6. Medium shot – The commander of ATMIS Ethiopian troops, Brig. Gen. Besfat
Fente Tegegn salutes and welcomes Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti.
7. Medium shot - Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti and senior ATMIS sector three
commanders walking.
8. Wide shot - Salute of honour for Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti.
9. Medium shot - Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti inspects the guard of honour.
10. Wide shot - Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti received by senior sector three
officers.
11. Medium shot - Senior sector three officers shake hands with Maj. Gen. Peter
Kimani Muteti.
12. Close up shot - A senior officer salutes.
13. Medium shot - Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti greeting Senior sector three
officers.
14. Wide shot - Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti and delegation walking.
15. Medium shot – A senior officer briefing the delegation.

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 16. Close up shot - A senior officer speaking.
17. Medium shot - Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti and the commander of ATMIS
Ethiopian troops, Brig. Gen. Besfat Fente Tegegn listening.
18. Wide shot - Brig. Gen. Besfat Fente Tegegn speaking.
19. Medium shot – Senior officers listening.
20. Close up shot - Brig. Gen. Besfat Fente Tegegn speaking.
21. Close up shot – A senior officer listening.
22. Wide shot - Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti, addressing the officers.
23. Medium shot - Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti speaking.
24. Close up shot - Brig. Gen. Besfat Fente Tegegn listening.
25. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) The Deputy Force Commander of the African
Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), in charge of Support and
Logistics, Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti.
" The purpose of my visit here in Baidoa is to have a first-hand experience of
the security and political situation and at the same time, visit the troops in the
field. The Deputy Force Commander noted. One of the greatest obligations of
a commander, is to motivate his troops, and we do that often by visiting them
in the field to get a feel of their experiences; how they are conducting their
operations, and what their challenges are ".

26. Wide shot - Flags.

27. Medium shot - Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti touring the sector three health
facility.
28. Wide shot - Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti touring the sector three health
facility.
29. Medium shot - Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti inside one of the wards.
30. Wide shot - Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti touring the sector three health
facility.
31. Close up shot - Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti touring the sector three health
facility.
32. Wide shot - Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti inside an operating room.
33. Med shot - Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti receives a souvenir from Brig. Gen.
Besfat Fente Tegegn.
35. Wide shot - Brig. Gen. Besfat Fente Tegegn, Maj. Gen. Peter Kimani Muteti
and other senior officers end the tour.

ATMIS Deputy Force Commander visits troops in Baidoa to assess their

welfare and ongoing military operations

Baidoa, Tuesday 26 April 2023 -The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia
(ATMIS), Deputy Force Commander in charge of Support and Logistics, Maj. Gen.

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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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Peter Kimani Muteti, on Tuesday, visited troops in Baidoa, Southwest State, to
assess their welfare and the ongoing military operations in the region.

Under the ATMIS military sectorization, Baidoa is the headquarters of Sector Three
which is manned by Ethiopian troops.

"The purpose of my visit here is to get a first-hand experience of the security and
political situation and at the same time, visit the troops in the field,” said Maj.Gen.
Muteti.

“One of the greatest obligations of a commander, is to motivate his troops, and we

do that often by visiting them in the field to get a feel of their experiences; how they
are conducting their operations, and what their challenges are.” he added.

Maj. Gen. Muteti, who was accompanied by top military officers from the ATMIS
Force Headquarters in Mogadishu, was received by the commander of ATMIS
Ethiopian troops, Brig. Gen. Besfat Fente Tegegn.

He inspected a guard of honor mounted by ATMIS troops and inspected various

facilities, before holding a meeting with Brig. Gen. Tegegn and other top military
commanders, who briefed him on the ongoing military operations and the overall
security situation in the region.

The Deputy Force Commander hailed the Ethiopian troops for advancing the
mission’s mandate and maintaining peace and security in the region by conducting
operations against the Al-Shabaab, urging them to remain steadfast in the
implementation of the missions’ mandate.

Additionally, he appealed to the ATMIS troops to continue collaborating with the local
community and observe the rules of engagement, including the protection of civilians
during their operations.

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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Ethiopia is one of the ATMIS troop-contributing countries alongside Burundi, Djibouti,
Kenya, and Uganda.
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