NR No: 003/2024 Date: 26 April 2024

SHOTLIST: ATMIS staff officers conclude induction training

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DATELINE: 26/APRIL/2024, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Pan/Wide shot – Josphine Kagendo Njeru, ATMIS Senior Conduct and Discipline
Officer conducting an induction training for new ATMIS staff officers.
2. Med shot – Josphine Kagendo Njeru conducting induction training for new ATMIS
staff officers.
3. Wide shot – ATMIS staff officers listening to Josphine Kagendo Njeru during the
induction training.

4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Col. Jean Bosco Sibondavyi, ATMIS Acting Deputy

Force Commander in Charge of Support and Logistics
“The SOPs, the code of conduct must be taken seriously during your tour of duty
and please take time to appraise yourselves with the Somali culture, religion,
language and their way of doing things in order not to fall short of their
expectations. I hope that this training has put you in a better position to contribute
your expertise to the success of the ATMIS mandate.”

5. Wide shot – ATMIS staff officers during the induction training.

6. Med shot – ATMIS staff officers listening to Josphine Kagendo Njeru during the
induction training.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: atmismediacenter@au-atmis.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
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7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lt. Col. Samuel Kwesi Alemawor, ATMIS Military
Training Officer
“This training is very important for every new staff deployed in the mission to bring
them to speed with the situation on the ground and also to help them adjust to the
mission since they are new.”

8. Med shot – Josphine Kagendo Njeru conducting induction training for new ATMIS
staff officers.
9. Close up shot – Josphine Kagendo Njeru conducting induction training for new
ATMIS staff officers.
10. Wide shot – Josphine Kagendo Njeru conducting induction training for new ATMIS
staff officers.

11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Col. Michael Katambira, ATMIS Military Chief of

Operations (COO)
“It has been very beneficial because it has enabled us understand and brig us to
speed with what is going on here, and understanding the culture of the place and
the people we are going to operate with. Also, to understand the mandate and the
dos and don’ts of the Mission.”

12. Pan/Med shot – ATMIS staff officers listening to Josphine Kagendo Njeru during
the induction training.
13. Close up shot – ATMIS staff officer listening to Josphine Kagendo Njeru during the
induction training.
14. Wide shot – ATMIS staff officers listening to Josphine Kagendo Njeru during the
induction training.
15. Close up shot – ATMIS staff officer listening to Josphine Kagendo Njeru during the
induction training.

16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Maj. Vicky Achiro, Logistics Officer

“We have learnt a lot of things that are going to guide us and make it easy for us
to push on with our assignments.”

17. Med shot – A staff officer receiving a certificate.

18. Close up shot – a certificate.
19. Full shot – A staff officer receiving a certificate.
20. Med shot – A staff officer receiving a certificate.
21. Med shot – A staff officer receiving a certificate.
22. Close up shot – A staff officer receiving a certificate.
23. Wide shot – Group photo.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: atmismediacenter@au-atmis.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
ATMIS staff officers conclude induction training

Mogadishu, 26 April 2024 - An intense five-day induction course for 32 newly

deployed staff officers serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia
(ATMIS) ended with a call on the officers to serve with dedication and professionalism.

The plea to work to advance attainment of the Mission’s mandate was made in
Mogadishu on Friday by the ATMIS Acting Deputy Force Commander in Charge of
Support and Logistics, Col. Jean Bosco Sibondavyi, while presiding over the closing
ceremony of the training, aimed at acquainting the officers with the Mission’s standard
operating procedures (SOPs).

“The SOPs, the code of conduct must be taken seriously during your tour of duty and
also take time to appraise yourselves with the Somali culture, religion and language,”
said Col. Sibondavyi.

He expressed hope the training had equipped the officers with the necessary expertise
to contribute effectively to the Mission’s success.

The mandatory training was designed to ensure officers understood the work
environment, expected challenges and mitigation measures.

“This training is very important for every new staff deployed in the Mission, to bring
them to speed with the situation on the ground and also help them adjust to the
Mission,” said ATMIS Military Training Officer and coordinator of the course, Lt. Col.
Samuel Kwesi Alemawor.
The officers were taken through various topics including staff officers discipline, code
of conduct and ATMIS SOPs, discipline and prevention of sexual abuse and
exploitation, rules of engagement and law of armed conflict.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: atmismediacenter@au-atmis.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
Others were ATMIS mandate and mission structure, civilian casualty tracking and
reporting, Somali culture and religion, ATMIS military operational framework, ICT
security and best practices and explosive hazard awareness.

The officers acknowledged the significance of the training in fulfilling their

responsibilities.

ATMIS Military Chief of Operations (COO) Col. Michael Katambira, said the training
was beneficial in understanding the situation on the ground.

“It has also helped in understanding the culture of the people we will work with. Also,
to understand the Mission’s mandate and the dos and don’ts,” said Col. Katambira.

Maj. Vicky Achiro, expressed gratitude for the knowledge gained, emphasizing its
importance in executing their duties.

“We have learned a lot of things that will guide us and make it easy for us to execute
our assignments.”

Ends////////

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col Said Mwachinalo, Email: atmismediacenter@au-atmis.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