STORY: AU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO

SOMALIA AMBASSADOR FRANCISCO MADEIRA

MAKES INAUGURAL VISIT TO KISMAAYO
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DATELINE: 4/02/2016, KISMAAYO, SOMALIA
SHOTLIST
1. Wide shot, the UN aircraft at Kismaayo airport
2. Med shot, AU SRCC for Somalia Ambassador Francisco
Madeira and UN SRSG Michael Keating greeting officials from AU and
UN
3. Wide shot, AU SRCC for Somalia Ambassador Francisco
Madeira and UN SRSG Michael Keating greeting officials from AU and
UN
4. Wide shot, AU SRCC for Somalia Ambassador Francisco
Madeira and UN SRSG Michael Keating walking
5. Med shot, AU SRCC for Somalia Ambassador Francisco
Madeira greeting AMISOM Senior Military and police Officers
6. Close up, SRCC Ambassador Francisco Madeira greeting
AMISOM police officers
7. Wide shot, AU SRCC for Somalia Ambassador Francisco
Madeira and UN SRSG Michael Keating walking
8. Med shot, AU SRCC for Somalia Ambassador Francisco
Madeira greeting Jubbaland first deputy president Abdullahi Sheik
Ismail Farataag
9. Close up, SRCC Ambassador Francisco Madeira greeting
Jubbaland officials
10. Wides shot, SRCC Ambassador Francisco Madeira meeting with
EU, IGAD, FGS
11. Wide shot, the convoy of SRCC Ambassador Francisco Madeira
12. Wide shot, delegates in Kismaayo meeting hall
13. Close up, Jubbaland president, Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe
in the meeting
14. Med shot, EU and IGAD Officials in the meeting
15. Close up, SRCC Ambassador Francisco Madeira in the meeting
16. Wide shot, President Madobe of Jubbaland, UN SRSG Keating,
EU Ambassador and SRCC Francisco Madeira in the meeting hall

17. Med shot, AU SRCC Ambassador Francisco Madeira and UN

SRSG Keating in the meeting
18. Wide shot, Kismaayo meeting hall
19. Wide shot, Kismaayo Women group in the meeting
20. Med shot, Kismaayo Women group in the meeting
21. SOUNDBITE:(English) AU SRCC for Somalia, Ambassador
Francisco Madeira
The head of state of the African Union decided that Africans from the borders
of Somalia would come here under the AMISOM to support the people of
Somalia through their leaders. That is why Kenya is here, that is why Ethiopia
is here, that is why Uganda, Burundi and other police contributing countries
including Djibouti are all here. We have no other agenda. The agenda is to
work hand in hand with Somalia, hand in hand with the leaders of this country
to promote peace because the agenda of the African Union will be
compromised if peace does not prevail here,
22. Wide shot, delegates in the meeting hall
23. Med shot, delegates in the meeting hall
24. SOUNDBITE:(Somali) Ahmed Mohamed Islam, The Interim
Jubba Administration president
The Kenya Defence Forces faced a lot of problems in Eel-Adde. I send my
sincere condolences to their families. I also deny the ongoing propaganda
being spread by people outside Jubbaland, who are accusing AMISOM troops
of massacre. This is a pathetic lie. This is a political propaganda by people
outside Jubbaland region. I really sympathize with them. The only thing that
happened in Gedo region was displacement of people. I request that
humanitarian assistance be given to those who were displaced and we should
not listen to propaganda from outsiders who are pretending that they
sympathize with the civilians.
STORY
AU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO SOMALIA, AMBASSADOR
FRANCISCO MADEIRA MAKES INAUGURAL VISIT TO KISMAAYO
The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union
Commission (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador Francisco Caetano Jose
Madeira on Thursday visited Kismaayo to meet with Interim Jubbaland
Administration (IJA) President Ahmed Mohamed Islam.
The SRCC was part of a delegation of members of the international
community, comprising the Special Representative of the Secretary General
(SRSG) United Nations, Mr Michael Keating, Swedish and Italian
ambassadors to Somalia as well as delegates from the European Union and
the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).

Addressing a town hall meeting at the Kismaayo Reinsurance hall,

Ambassador Madeira praised the Jubbaland leaders and its people for
accepting to support the 4.5 electoral model in the interest of peace, stability,
unity and progress in Somalia.
Peace in Somalia is peace in East Africa and peace in the world. African
Union's agenda for peace in Africa will be compromised if theres no peace in
Somalia. That is why leaders of African Union Members States had asked
countries in the region to contribute troops and police to AMISOM, the SRCC
added.
Ambassador Madeira said AMISOM was willing to suffer and die with the
Somali people to restore peace in the country reiterating that the
peacekeeping force will remain in Somalia as long as their continued
presence is required.
Speaking at the same meeting, IJA president thanked AMISOM and the Troop
Contributing Countries (TCCs) for their huge sacrifices in Somalia and
condoled fallen AMISOM soldiers, notably the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF)
troops following the Al Shabaab attack in El-Adde in January.
President Islam clarified that allegations of civilian casualties supposedly
caused by recent bombings in Gedo were unfounded and propagated by
people operating out of the region for political motives.
The Kenya Defence Forces faced a lot of problems in Eel-Adde. I send my
sincere condolences to their families. I also deny the ongoing propaganda
being spread by people outside Jubbaland, who are accusing AMISOM troops
of massacre. This is a pathetic lie. This is a political propaganda by people
outside Jubbaland region, the President noted.
He however confirmed that there are scores of internally displaced persons
(IDPs) in the region and requested for humanitarian assistance.
The only thing that happened in Gedo region was displacement of people. I
request that humanitarian assistance be given to those who were displaced
and we should not listen to propaganda from outsiders who are pretending
that they sympathize with the civilians, the President added.
This was the first visit by Ambassador Madeira to Kismaayo since he took
over as Head of AMISOM on December, 4, last year. It also comes days after
political leaders in Somalia agreed on an electoral model to be adopted for
elections to be held later this year.

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