Mogadishu 17th August 2012: The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Mission for Somalia, Ambassador Boubacar Diarra has sent his congratulations to the Somali National Army after over 600 Somali troops on Tuesday graduated from AMISOM-organized training in Uganda and at the Jazeera Training Camp in Mogadishu.

Ambassador Diarra said that the graduates would provide a major boost for the Somalia’s security efforts as it nears the critical transition period. “AMISOM is working hard to train up the Somali National Army and Somali Police Force so they will eventually be able to fully assume responsibility for the nation’s security,” he said.  Read the full story