Mogadishu, – The African Union Fee’s (AUC) Director for Battle Administration, Dr. Alhadji Sarjoh Bah, has wrapped up a five-day working go to to Somalia. He led a high-level delegation from the Political Affairs, Peace, and Safety Division which included the newly appointed Head of the Peace Assist Operations Division (PSOD), Common Cheick Dembele.
The main focus of the engagements was to stipulate the modalities for a seamless transition of safety obligations from ATMIS to Somali Safety Forces and post-ATMIS safety preparations.
On arrival in Mogadishu on Saturday, the delegation was welcomed by the African Union Particular Consultant for Somalia and Head of ATMIS, Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef; the Performing Minister for International Affairs, Ali Omar Balad; the Minister of Info, Tradition, and Tourism, Daud Aweis; and the management group of ATMIS.
They held key discussions with officers from the Federal Authorities of Somalia (FGS). They met with the State Minister within the Workplace of the Prime Minister, Hirsi Gaani, and the Nationwide Safety Advisor, Hussein Sheikh Ali. In addition they engaged with UN officers, worldwide companions, Ambassadors from ATMIS Troop Contributing Nations, and representatives from Civil Society.
They mirrored on the teachings discovered from each Section One and Two drawdowns, the forthcoming Section Three in June 2024, which requires an extra drawdown of 4,000 troops, and the following section after ATMIS ends on 31 December 2024.
For a seamless transition and to make sure there aren’t any safety gaps, Dr. Alhadji Sarjoh Bah said that the African Union will likely be versatile and contemplate any challenges that will come up.
“We completely stay dedicated to making sure that, primary, we keep on with the timelines of the drawdown. After all, we’ve had two extensions within the final two drawdowns. And so, besides in conditions of drive majeure, we stay decided and resolute in guaranteeing that by thirty first December 2024, we may have accomplished the drawdown,” he stated.
Following the go to to Somalia, the delegation will submit a report back to the African Union Peace and Safety Council and the United Nations Safety Council. The doc will define the parameters for a post-ATMIS safety configuration on 1st January 2025.
“We wish to be sure that the configuration, no matter it appears to be like like, no matter its posture, no matter its mandate, is knowledgeable by a really complete safety evaluation that focuses on the threats and different variables. This can permit us to then decide the power, the mandate, the posture, the composition, and the general structure that may exchange ATMIS”, Dr. Bah famous.
