Ground troops from the US-backed AMISOM forces enter the town of Wanlaweyn in Somalia. The country has 17,000 troops occupying the Horn of Africa state on behalf of the Pentagon and NATO., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.
Saturday, June 1st, 2013 at 11:16 pm
SOMALIA: AMISOM police trains to Somali Police Force
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) with the support of the Federal Government of Somalia formally closed a two weeks re-training course in specialized Public Order Management facilitated by AMISOM at General Kahiye Academy in the countries capital.
The 1071 Men and Women successfully finished the retraining which was conducted by AMISOM Police Trainers.
The trainees conducted training lessons on Public Order Management, Rescue operations, VIP escort services
The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif appealed to the participants to make the most of the training and return home ready to implement their newly acquired skills in improving the security of Somalia.
“The training that you have received will help fill a key gap in the Somali Police Force after years of civil war and armed conflict. I have no doubt that the skills and capability attained during this intensive training will increase your ability to protect civilians and enforce the rule of law on your own,” he said.
So far, over 1000 Somali Police Officers have been trained by AMISOM Police with support from partners. The skills and knowledge acquired by the officers have been able to make positive and concrete impact towards the improvement of service delivery by the Somali Police Officers to the public.
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