SRCC Visits Cadale FOB To Assess Preparations For ATMIS Handover To Somali Forces

NR No: 008 Date: 14 JUNE 2023
SHOTLIST: SRCC visits Cadale FOB to assess preparations for ATMIS

handover to Somali forces
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DATELINE: 14/JUNE/2023, CADALE, SOMALIA
SHOT LIST:
1. Aerial shot – Aerial view of Mogadishu city.

2. Med shot – The Head of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia
(UNSOS), Assistant Secretary-General Aisa Kirabo Kacyira and the Head of
ATMIS, Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef alighting from the UN
helicopter on arrival at Cadale Forward Operating Base (FOB).
3. Wide shot – The delegation of UN and ATMIS officials walking on arrival at
the Cadale FOB in Hirshabelle State, Somalia.
4. Wide shot – ATMIS Burundi troops on parade to welcome the visiting
delegation of ATMIS and UN officials at Cadale FOB.
5. Wide shot – The Head of UNSOS, Assist. Secretary-General Kacyira and the
Head of ATMIS, Amb.Souef inspecting the parade.
6. Wide shot – Head of ATMIS, Amb. Souef, the Head of UNSOS, Assist.
Secretary-General Kacyira and ATMIS Force Commander, Lt. Gen. Sam
Okiding, greeting ATMIS Burundi commanders.
7. Wide shot – The delegation of UNSOS and ATMIS officials inspecting
facilities at the Cadale FOB in Hirshabelle State, Somalia.
8. Wide shot – A water treatment plant at Cadale FOB.
9. Wide shot – A solar plant at Cadale FOB.
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10. Wide shot – The delegation of UNSOS and ATMIS officials inspecting a
generator at the Cadale FOB.
11. Med shot – The delegation of UNSOS and ATMIS officials inspecting facilities
at the Cadale FOB.
12. Med shot – The delegation of UNSOS and ATMIS officials inspecting the
facilities at the Cadale FOB.
13. Med shot – ATMIS Burundi contingent officers, ATMIS and UNSOS officials
attending a meeting at Cadale FOB.
14. Med shot – ATMIS Burundi contingent officers, attending a meeting at Cadale
FOB.
15. Med shot – The Head of UNSOS, Assist. Secretary-General Kacyira and
ATMIS Force Commander, Lt. Gen. Okiding, attending a meeting at Cadale
FOB.
16. Med shot – ATMIS Burundi contingent officers, attending a meeting at Cadale
FOB.
17. Pan shot – The Head of UNSOS, Assist. Secretary-General Kacyira taking
notes during the meeting at Cadale FOB.
18. Close up shot – ATMIS Burundi contingent officers, attending a meeting at
Cadale FOB.
19. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef, Head
of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS)
“We are proud of you and your country; you have been good ambassadors for
the entire continent. You are part of those who brought and made peace in
this lovely country.”
20. Close up shot – ATMIS Force Commander, Lt. Gen.Okiding, attending the
meeting at Cadale FOB.
21. Med shot – ATMIS Burundi contingent officers and UNSOS officials attending
a meeting at Cadale FOB.
22. Close up shot – ATMIS Burundi Contingent Commander, Brig. Gen. Jean
Claude Niyiburana, attending a meeting at Cadale FOB.
23. Wide shot – ATMIS Burundi contingent officers, attending a meeting at
Cadale FOB.
24. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef, Head
of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS)
“What you have done to reinforce the relationship between the international
community with the locals here and what you have done in support of the
IDPs, we appreciate. I know that they are getting water from here. This is very
important.”

25. Pan shot – Facilities at the Cadale FOB.
26. Wide shot – ATMIS Burundi contingent officers, walking at Cadale FOB.
27. Wide shot – The delegation of UNSOS and ATMIS officials inspecting the
28. Med shot – Facilities at the Cadale FOB.
29. Close up shot – The Head of ATMIS, Amb. Souef, during the inspection of the
facilities at the Cadale FOB .
33. Med shot – The Head of UNSOS, Assist. Secretary-General Kacyira taking
notes during the meeting at Cadale FOB.
34. Wide shot – ATMIS Burundi contingent officers, ATMIS and UNSOS officials
35. Close up shot – ATMIS Burundi contingent officers, attending a meeting at
Cadale FOB.
36. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Assistant Secretary-General Aisa Kirabo
Kacyira, Head of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS)
“You are drawing down with dignity and a sense of achievement. We want to
thank you for having done a hard job of sacrificing yourselves. I am aware that
along the way some troops lost their lives and we honor them today.”
37. Med shot – ATMIS Burundi contingent officers attending a meeting at Cadale
FOB.
38. Med shot – ATMIS Burundi contingent officers, UNSOS and ATMIS officials
41. Close up shot – The Head of ATMIS, Amb. Souef, during the inspection of the
42. Wide shot – ATMIS Burundi contingent officers at Cadale FOB.
43. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding, Force Commander of
the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS)

“There’s no worry what the stability or what that security will be. All the
measures have been put in place by ATMIS, the Government, International
partners and other organizations.”
45. Wide shot – Facilities at the Cadale FOB.
47. Wide shot – Facilities at the Cadale FOB.
48. Wide shot – ATMIS Burundi contingent officers on guard at the Cadale FOB.
49. Wide shot – The delegation of UNSOS and ATMIS officials interacting with
the ATMIS Burundi Contingent Commander, Brig. Gen. Jean Claude
Niyiburana at the Cadale FOB.
50. Wide shot – The delegation of UNSOS and ATMIS officials boarding the UN
helicopter at the end of the inspection visit to Cadale FOB.
SRCC visits Cadale FOB to assess preparations for ATMIS handover to Somali
forces
Cadale, 14 June 2023 - The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the

African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine
Souef, today visited Cadale Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Hirshabelle State to
assess preparations for its handover to the Somali National Army (SNA) as part of
the drawdown of 2,000 ATMIS troops by the end of this month.
Amb. Souef commended Burundi troops serving as part of the African Union
Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and currently manning the FOB for a “long
and outstanding commitment” to ongoing efforts to restore peace and stability in
Somalia.
“Burundi was the second country after Uganda to deploy on this AU mission, and
together with Ugandan troops played an active role in the liberation of Mogadishu
and other areas, thereby facilitating state building processes in Somalia. We are
proud of you and your country, you have been good ambassadors for the entire
continent. You are part of those who brought and made peace in this lovely country,”
said Amb. Souef, who is also head of ATMIS, said in his address to the Burundian
contingent.

The SRCC and ATMIS head was part of a high-level delegation of United Nations
and African Union officials.
The delegation included, the Head of United Nations Support Office in Somalia
(UNSOS), Assistant Secretary General Aisa Kacyira, ATMIS Force Commander, Lt.
Gen. Sam Okiding and other senior UN and ATMIS officials.
Amb. Souef praised Burundian troops for fostering good relations with the local
communities and undertaking projects to support stabilisation efforts, through Civil
Military Cooperation (CIMIC) activities.
“What you have done to reinforce the relationship between the international
community with the locals here and what you have done in support of the IDPs, we
appreciate. I know that they are getting water from here. This is very important,” he
said.
ASG Kacyira hailed the ATMIS Burundi soldiers for their sacrifice in contributing to
Somalia's stabilisation and pledged UNSOS support to ensure a successful
transition.
“You are drawing down with dignity and a sense of achievement. We want to thank
you for having done a hard job of sacrificing yourselves. I am aware that along the
way some troops lost their lives and we honor them today,” she said.
ATMIS Force Commander, Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding commended ATMIS Burundi
troops for their role in degrading the Al-Shabaab and urged them to remain vigilant
during the transition period.
Cadale is part of several FOBs in Hirshabelle State manned by Burundi National
Defence Forces (BNDF) troops serving under ATMIS. It is one of the three FOBS in
Hirshabelle State to be handed over by the end of this month.
The planned handover of Cadale FOB is in line with the joint Concept of Operations
(CONOPs) and the Somali Transition Plan - developed by the Federal Government
of Somalia, ATMIS, the UN and development partners to guide the transition
process.
The assessment visit comes at a time when ATMIS is expected to drawdown 2,000
troops by the end of this month and another 3000 by September in compliance with
the UN Security Council Resolutions 2628 and 2670.
Ends.


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NR No: 008 Date: 14 JUNE 2023

SHOTLIST: SRCC visits Cadale FOB to assess preparations for ATMIS

SOURCE: ATMIS PUBLIC INFORMATION.

CREDIT REQUIRED: ATMIS PUBLIC INFORMATION

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/NATURAL SOUND

DATELINE: 14/JUNE/2023, CADALE, SOMALIA

1. Aerial shot – Aerial view of Mogadishu city.

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