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25082 AMISOM Review 3 Dec State of the Union Why Africa is committed to Somalia By President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda ganda welcomed the African Union’s decision in late July to international terrorism. As terror networks are put under pressure in commit more peacekeepers to AMISOM, the AU peacekeep- the Middle East, they are increasingly looking to exploit the opportuni- Uing mission in Somalia. Coming barely a week after Somali ties presented by the instability in the Horn of Africa. Foreign extrem- insurgents murdered 76 people in Uganda, the announcement dem- ists are already in Somalia, spreading their warped interpretation of onstrated the African continent’s refusal to be intimidated by terror- religion. Just as the world came to regret leaving Afghanistan to its ists. In the days and weeks following the AU pledge we saw armed own fate in the 1990s, it would be a historic mistake to expect the opposition groups unleash yet more violence in Mogadishu as well. war-weary Somali people to tame this global menace on their own. Africa’s resolve is only strengthened in the face of such atrocities. We The support of the international community remains critical to win- will defeat those in Somalia who would keep a fellow African country ning this fight. An expanded mission will require additional resources. from a future of stability and prosperity. It is our hope that our allies in this common endeavor, in the West and Somali citizens are the most committed of all to this project. For elsewhere in the world, will continue to hold up their end of the bar- the last decade, they have gain by providing the been engaged in a peace means to train, equip, process to try and reverse and deploy our bol- their country’s descent stered AMISOM force. into anarchy. The years Africans have taken of painstaking negotiation the lead by putting have seen a majority of the boots on ground; the once-warring factions come rest of the world must together under the banner provide the necessary of the Somali National resources to achieve Reconciliation Conference. our objectives. Extremists, inspired by More resources are al-Qaeda, are now trying to also needed to improve overthrow the institutions the harsh social and created under that process, economic condi- including the Transitional tions in Somalia that Federal Government -- the provide fertile breeding very forum that enables ground for extremism. Somalis to decide how they Currently, the Somali want to be governed in the future, free from outside interference and government’s total annual budget is only $250 million. In Uganda, coercion. this is roughly the amount used to pay primary school teachers each Those institutions need time to build the foundations for perma- year. While the transitional government could be doing better with the nent government. Unfortunately, they are under constant assault. It little it has, adequate services will be impossible without a surge in is inconceivable that Africans would stand aside in the hour of Somali resources. need. Abandoning Somalia now would condemn Somalis to the brutal The search for peace and stability in the Horn of Africa is not just rule of militants and embolden likeminded terrorists around the world. a Somali or even an African issue; it is at the heart of the global war This would be a monstrous betrayal of one of our most cherished against extremism. African nations have sent their sons and daugh- African values and the raison d’être of the African Union: community. ters to Somalia to protect a local peace process, but also to defend We know that our community is especially indebted to Somalia. After the global interest. It is critical that the entire world come together to all, it was Somalia that most prominently supported anti-colonial and support these efforts to restore the great Somali nation and deny ter- anti-apartheid campaigns on the continent and brokered a ceasefire rorists a base from which to threaten the world. between Uganda and Tanzania in 1971, at a moment when our two countries were on the brink of war. • A version of this article first appeared in Foreign Policy Unfortunately, Somalia is now a central front in the fight against magazine in August. 2 December 2010 - AMISOM REVIEW Contents December 2010 IN THE NEWS Roundup 4 Highlights of the recent months FIELD REPORTS On the Offensive 6 AU troops apply new tactics to conquer Mogadishu Q & A 7 Burundi Contingent Commander Brig. Gen. Maurice Gateretse Burundian Hospitality 9 Peacekeepers bring medical aid to Somalis New Look 10 Conditions at AMISOM base improve Humanitarian Affairs 12 AMISOM training helps Somali government offer aid Law & Order 13 AMISOM police trainers build a Somali force Peace Day 15 Peacekeepers offer gifts to needy Somalis Grassroots Action 16 Somali women working with AMISOM launch humanitarian initiative New Generation 17 AMISOM encourages young Somalis to work for peace Community Relations 18 Peacekeepers cement neighborhood ties MOGADISHU JOURNAL Leadership Positions 19 Somali prime minister unveils cabinet Civil Service 20 AMISOM is helping build Somali government capacity Outside Help 21 Somali diaspora supports fistula center in Mogadishu Safe Harbor 22 Mogadishu seaport comes alive Cash Flow 23 How Diaspora Money is fueling economic growth IN PICTURES Photo Essay 24 Scenes from the Burundian contingent camps Publisher: Information Department of the African Union Mission in Somalia Managing Editor: Gaffel G. Nkolokosa Editorial Assistance: Spokesperson: Major Barigye Ba-Hoku AU/UN Information Support Team field reporters Field Reports: Capt Chris Magezi Guled Mohammed, Alinoor Moulid and Patrick Gathara P.O Box 20182 – 00200, Nairobi, Kenya Photos: Stuart Price Phone: +254 202 713 755 /56 /58 Fax: +254 202 713 766 Design/Layout: Zvezdan Djukanovic Email: [email protected] Website: www.amisom-au.org AMISOM REVIEW - December 2010 3 Ground Gains Strengthened Leadership AMISOM peacekeeping forces The Chairperson of the Commis- have gradually been extend- sion of the African Union Jean ing their areas of control in Ping has appointed Jerry John Mogadishu, where AU troops Rawlings as the AU High Repre- now have a presence across sentative for Somalia. In recent roughly half the city. “Since months leadership figures within July, AU forces have broadened both the African Union and the In- their reach in multiple Mogadi- tergovernmental Authority on De- shu districts by establishing a velopment (IGAD) had urged Ping series of new forward positions, to appoint a high-level personality effectively pushing insurgents to mobilize increased support back,” Deputy Special Repre- for efforts to promote peace and sentative of the Chairperson of reconciliation in Somalia and the AU Commission for Somalia generate greater attention from Hon. Wafula Wamunyinyi said the international community. In in briefing journalists on the Prime Minister Abdirashid Omar Union Jean Ping in a statement. announcing the appointment, developments in September. Sharmarke, who resigned in “And that upwelling of demand Ping called on all Somali parties “More such gains will come so September. for peace, and actions to make to extend their full cooperation long as our forces continue to peace happen, may indeed help to Rawlings and appealed to AU have support from our partners World Peace Day 2010 fulfill our common promise of a partners to lend their full support in the international community. Top officials from AMISOM conflict-free Africa.” In Nairobi, to him as well. Rawlings served The more support we have, the helped Somalia celebrate the the Special Representative of in the Ghanaian military for more more we can do on the ground International Day of Peace Sept. the Chairperson of the African than a decade before going on in Somalia, where the presence 21, leading festivities in both Union Commission for Somalia to lead the country as president. of AU peacekeepers allows the Mogadishu and Nairobi. “The Ambassador Boubacar Diarra He was twice elected president of Somali government to function.” activities of a single day can addressed a peace day event Ghana following elections in 1992 energize Africans from all walks attended by diplomats, activists and 1996. Rawlings left office in Mogadishu Leadership of life, helping to generate a and journalists as well as senior 2001, in accordance with a clause Somali lawmakers overwhelm- widespread grassroots peace AMISOM officials. In Moga- in the Ghanaian constitution ingly approved the appoint- movement across the conti- dishu, AMISOM headquarters that limits the number of terms a ment of Mohammed Abdullahi nent,” said the Chairperson of hosted a peace day event as president may serve to two. Mohammed as the country’s the Commission of the African well. new premier in October. Some 297 lawmakers out of the total 391 that held session in Mogadi- shu for the vote endorsed the new prime minister appointed by President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. “Out of the 391 members present today, 297 voted in favor, 92 rejected while two abstained,” said Parlia- ment Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden. Mohammed was born in Mogadishu in 1962 and schooled in the Somali capital. He held various posts in the government of former President Mohamed Siad Barre. Moham- med holds a master’s degree in political science from New York State University in the United States, where had been lectur- ing at a community college in Buffalo. He has replaced former 4 December 2010 - AMISOM REVIEW High Praise Lynn Pascoe, the UN under- In Figures secretary-general for political affairs, praised AMISOM’s efforts after visiting Mogadishu, saying 26 he was “hopeful” about progress. Percent of Somali “Is this is a huge challenge? Yes, population in need of is it going to be very difficult,” said Pascoe, who addressed re- humanitarian assistance porters in Nairobi Sept. 2, a day after visiting Mogadishu.
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