AMISOM Police to train 600 Somali Police officers in Jubbaland
Kismayo, July 25th -The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Police unit is engaging with the Interim Jubba Administration on plans to train at least 600 officers of the Somali Police Force. This is in fulfilment of its…
UNSOA Message on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Prohibited Conduct
The United Nations Support Office for AMISOM (UNSOA) is reiterating the importance of observing staff regulations and rules, upholding the standards of conduct as outlined in several organisational guidelines, to avoid…
UNSOA and AMISOM hold logistics workshop to enhance service delivery
A two-day logistics workshop bringing together top officials of the United Nations Support Office for AMISOM (UNSOA) and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has ended in Mogadishu. The workshop mapped out ideas on…
Somalia National Football team, Ocean Stars, prepares for World Cup Qualifiers
Somalia’s national soccer team has began preparations ahead of their game with Niger in the round one for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in Russia. On September 9, the Ocean Stars will shift their training camp to Ethiopian…
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary of Defence launches trial training for the Triangular Partnership Project
7th September 2015, Nairobi: A six week trial training for the Triangular Partnership Project commenced in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Monday, under the tutelage of the United Nations Department of Field Support (UN-DFS) and…
Business booms at the Mogadishu Seaport
Mogadishu, 19th September: A visit to the Mogadishu seaport today reveals a hub of activity, massive business and transformation. Here, ships dock as others wait in tow; modern containers have replaced the dhows, with new…
New Somali Chief of Defence Force Takes Over The Reins Of Power
The new Chief of Defence Forces of the Somali National Army Maj. Gen. Mohamed Adan Ahmed took over office on Saturday, two days after his swearing in. Maj. Gen. Ahmed took over the reins of power from his predecessor Maj. Gen…
Advanced logistics Officers Course for African Union peacekeepers opens in Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya – 29 September 2015: A total of 17 officers (16 military and 1 police) attached to the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM), are undergoing intensive 5-day training, on logistical planning in Nairobi…
Somalia is Fast Becoming a Business Hub Says AU Special Representative
The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia and Head of AMISOM Ambassador Maman Sidikou says it is possible to do business in Somalia, despite the disruptions caused by…
Appointment of Francisco Madeira as the New Special Representative of The African Union for Somalia and Head of the AU Mission in Somalia
PRESS RELEASE Appointment of Francisco Madeira as the New Special Representative of The African Union for Somalia and Head of the AU Mission in Somalia Addis Ababa, 7 October 2015: The Chairperson of the Commission of the…
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Field Support closes trial training for peacekeeping military engineering units, in Nairobi
The trial training for the Triangular Partnership Project, aimed at enhancing African rapid deployment of engineering capability in peacekeeping, closed in Nairobi on Friday 16 October 2015, after a six-week programme. Ten…
UN Assistant Secretary-General and the Controller Commend Positive Partnerships and Progress in Somalia
Mogadishu, 22 October 2015 -The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Field Support Mr. Anthony Banbury and Ms. Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas, the UN Assistant Secretary-General, Controller have completed a three-day…