STORY: AU ENVOY IN SOMALIA SPEAKS OUT ON

KENYA ATTACK
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DATELINE: 9TH APRIL 2015, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHOTLIST
1. Wide shot. SRCC, Ambassador Maman Sidikou arriving at the AMISOM VIP
conference hall
2. Med shot, Deputy SRCC Hon. Lydia Wanyoto Mutende, SRCC Maman
Sidikou and AMISOM Acting Force Commander Maj, General Jonathan Rono
at the media briefing
3. Close up shot, AMISOM Acting Force Commander, Maj, General Jonathan
Rono
4. Med shot, Somali journalists listening
5. Wide shot, Somali journalists covering the media briefing
6. Med shot, SRCC Maman Sidikou addressing the media
7. Wide shot, Somali journalists covering the media briefing
8. SOUNDBITE(English): SRCC Ambassador Maman Sidikou
Dear friends, by expressing deep sadness over the loss of lives in the last
month as a result of terror both here and to our neighbours in kenya, it always
just proves that we should not tire our efforts to completely fight and degrade
al-shabaab terrorists. Let the sobering moments or let the recent attack serve
as a sobering moment for all of us, to act decisively with terrorists and their
agents. Give no room for terror to spread further than it already has. Let it
unite us even more, rather than divide us,
9. Med shot, Somali female journalists at the media briefing
10. Med shot, Deputy SRCC Hon. Lydia Wanyoto Mutende, SRCC Maman
Sidikou and AMISOM acting force commander Maj, General Jonathan Rono
listening
11. Close up shot, AMISOM Force Spokesperson, Col. Paul Njuguna taking notes
12. SOUNDBITE(English): SRCC Ambassador Maman Sidikou
A review progress against the benchmarks for the possible future deployment
of a United Nations peacekeeping operation, as well as to review the impact
of the temporary AMISOM surge authorized in UNSCR 2124 (2013) so that
we can set our recommendations on the next steps in the military campaign.
13. Close up shot, video camera
14. Wide shot, Deputy SRCC Hon. Lydia Wanyoto Mutende, SRCC Maman
Sidikou and AMISOM Acting Force Commander Maj. General Jonathan Rono
listening.
15. SOUNDBITE(English): SRCC Ambassador Maman Sidikou

I therefore repeat and further urge the international community to step up to

the occasion and inject much needed resources for infrastructure
development and immediate sustenance for a new crop of the Somali
National Army and Police,
16. Close up shot, Deputy SRCC Hon. Lydia Wanyoto Mutende taking notes
17. Wide shot, SRCC Maman Sidikou addressing the media
18. SOUNDBITE(English): SRCC Ambassador Maman Sidikou
Let me also emphasize the critical need for a clear policy direction regarding
security institutions in Somalia. We need a military that responds to Somalias
present and can meet envisaged challenges in future,
19. Med shot, journalists listening
20. SOUNDBITE(English): SRCC Ambassador Maman Sidikou
Its our responsibility, it is countries and governments responsibility to ensure
that the terror networks are disrupted and in particular in what really makes
them strong, which is financial flows and all the money that they have.
Unfortunately this is a very serious area where they are very clever and
astute. So we have to balance this, we have to patient and i understand that
this is a serious issue, at the same time we call on those in charge to look into
it so that the ordinary citizen is not hurt.
21. Wide shot, journalists covering the SRCCs media brief

SCRIPT
The Special Representative of the AU Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for
Somalia and head of AMISOM, Ambassador Maman S. Sidikou has appealed
to troop contributing countries to redouble their efforts in intelligence sharing,
to combat terrorism.
In his monthly media briefing in Mogadishu, Somalia on Thursday,
Ambassador Sidikou regretted the loss of lives from the recent terror attacks
in Somalia and Kenya. Let the recent attacks serve as a sobering moment for
all of us, to act decisively with terrorists and their agents, give no room for
terror to spread further than it already has. Let it unite us more, rather than
divide us, he said.
Ambassador Sidikou announced that the African Union has embarked on a
joint benchmarking exercise with the United Nations on AMISOMs mission
that may pave way for a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Somalia.
He explained, that the exercise which starts in mid April, is being carried out in
collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia and in accordance with
the UN Security Council resolution 2184, which requested the United Nations
Secretary General, to have a constant review of the benchmarks for the
deployment of a UN peacekeeping operation.
Within the AU/UN mechanism and working in collaboration with the Federal
Government Somalia, we have embarked on joint AUUN exercise to review
progress against the benchmarks for the possible future deployment of a
United Nations peacekeeping operation, said Mr. Sidikou.

Ambassador Sidikou also stressed the need to have a clear policy direction
for security institutions in Somalia, with a military ready to respond to current
and future challenges. He appealed to the international community to inject
more resources for infrastructure development and sustenance for the new
crop of the Somali National Army and Police.
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