STORY: AMISOM Commander visits Djibouti and Ethiopian

forces on assessment mission

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DATELINE: 15/SEPTEMBER/2019, BELETWEYNE, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Med shot, AMISOM Deputy Force Commander in charge Operations and Plans,
Maj. Gen. Nakibus Lakara being welcomed by Sector 4 Commander, Col. Mohamed
Ibrahim Moussa in Beletweyne
2. Wide shot, Maj. Gen. Nakibus Lakara and Sector 4 Commander, Col. Mohamed
Ibrahim Moussa walking
3. Med shot, Maj. Gen. Nakibus Lakara greeting Sector 4 senior officers
3. Med shot, Maj. Gen. Nakibus Lakara and Sector 4 Commander, Col. Mohamed
Ibrahim Moussa entering the meeting hall
4. Med shot, officers in the meeting hall
5. Wide shot, Maj. Gen. Nakibus Lakara in a meeting with the commanders
6. Close up shot, senior officers listening
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Maj. Gen. Nakibus Lakara, AMISOM Deputy Force
Commander in charge Operations and Plans
“The SNA needs to be supported first of all to generate forces and this has been the
focus, in line with the Transition Plan. That AMISOM must handover to a capable
force, able to defend the country when AMISOM exists.”

8. Med shot, officers listening at the meeting

9. Wide shot, Maj. Gen. Nakibus Lakara speaking
10. Close up shot, a police officer listening
11. Close up shot, a police and military officer attending the meeting
12. Close up shot, Col. Mohamed Ibrahim Moussa, Sector 4 Commander speaking at
the meeting
13. Wide shot, Maj. Gen. Nakibus Lakara going through documents
14. Close up shot, an officer taking notes
15. Wide shot, a police officer speaking at the meeting
16. Close up shot, Maj. Gen. Nakibus Lakara listening
17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Maj. Gen. Nakibus Lakara, AMISOM Deputy Force
Commander in charge Operations and Plans
“We have had a lengthy discussion, over three hours discussion, just to look at the
nitty gritty of what needs to be done and what needs to be provided in order to
enable the forces accomplish the assigned tasks. With those discussions, I believe we
are making progress.

18. Close up shot, officers at the meeting

19. Med shot, officers listening
20. Close up shot, Col. John Patrick Otongo, AMISOM Chief Operations Officer
attending the meeting
21. Med shot, officers listening
22. Close up shot, officers listening at the meeting
23. Wide shot, Maj. Gen. Nakibus Lakara and Sector 4 Commander, Col. Mohamed
Ibrahim Moussa prepare to leave at the end of the meeting

AMISOM Commander visits Djibouti and Ethiopian forces on assessment mission

Mogadishu, 16 September 2019 - The Deputy Force Commander in charge of

Operations and Plans at the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Maj. Gen.
Nakibus Lakara has urged Djiboutian and Ethiopian forces to adhere to set timelines
in executing tasks under the Concept of Operations (CONOPs).

On Sunday Maj. Gen. Lakara visited Beletweyne, the headquarters of the AMISOM
Sector 4, controlled by Djibouti troops, backed by Ethiopian forces, where he was
briefed on the overall security situation and progress made in implementing the
CONOPs.

“We have had a lengthy discussion to look at what needs to be done, and what
needs to be provided, in order to enable the forces to accomplish the assigned
tasks,” Gen. Lakara stated.

The CONOPs outlines the activities AMISOM has to implement under the Somali
Transition Plan up to 2021, when AMISOM is expected to exit and hand over security
responsibility of the country to Somali Security Forces.

At the meeting, Gen. Lakara reminded the military commanders, led by the Sector 4
Commander, Col. Mohamed Ibrahim Moussa; his deputy, Col. Teklebirhan Hailu
(Ethiopia) and the Djibouti Contingent Commander, Col. Abdirahman Rayale Hared
of the need to adhere to the timelines in accomplishing tasks assigned to them.
Gen. Lakara was accompanied by the Chief Operations Officer, Col. John Patrick
Otongo; Maj. Agbidinoukoun Enagnon, the Plans Officer and Maj. Solomon Nchoko.

The Deputy Force Commander noted that while the Somali National Army (SNA) is
building up its forces, AMISOM should forge ahead with discharging its mandate.

“The SNA needs to be supported first of all to generate forces and this has been the
focus, in line with the Transition Plan, that AMISOM must handover to a capable
force, able to defend the country when AMISOM exists,” Gen. Lakara noted.

Gen. Lakara who was also briefed on measures being undertaken to counter the
threat of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which terrorists have been using and he
appreciated the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) for the critical support
in countering the threat of IEDs and urged the officers to be creative in the fight
against terrorists.

Gen. Lakara’s visit to Beletweyne, about 340km from Mogadishu comes just days
after a similar visit to Jowhar, the headquarters of AMISOM Sector 5, under the
control of Burundi forces, and a Forward Operating Base in Gololey, still under Sector
5.