STORY: New Burundian Battalion arrives

in Somalia
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LANGUAGE: FRENCH/KIRUNDI/NATURAL
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DATELINE: 05/JUNE/2017, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, Aden Abdulle International Airport

2. Med shot, Aden Abdulle International Airport
3. Close up, Aden Abdulle International Airport
4. Wide shot, a marshaller directs the plane carrying the
incoming contingent
5. Med shot, a marshaller directs the plane carrying the
incoming contingent
6. Med shot, a marshaller directs the plane carrying the
incoming contingent
7. Close up, a marshaller directs the plane carrying the
incoming contingent
8. Wide shot, the incoming contingent alight from the
plane
9. Med shot, the incoming contingent alight from the plane
10. Close up, the incoming contingent alight from the plane
11. SOUNDBITE: (FRENCH) BRIGADIER GENERAL
VENUSTE NDUWAYO, SECTOR 5 COMMANDER
The battalion that is rotating out has executed its mandate very
well. The troops have exhibited discipline and always observed
the rules of engagement. They have done very well and I take
this opportunity to congratulate them. I hope that they will
continue with the same spirit back home.

12. Wide shot, the incoming contingent alight from the

plane
13. Med shot, the incoming contingent alight from the plane
14. Close up, the incoming contingent is received at the
airport
15. SOUNDBITE: (KIRUNDI) MAJOR NYANDWI
CHARTIER, INCOMING BATTALION 43 COMMANDER
 We have come to ensure continuity with the AMISOM mission
and help our Somali brothers attain peace, just like other
battalions have done. We will work with our Somali brothers, and
with the training that we have got, I am sure we will deliver and
that Somalia will attain peace.

16. Wide shot, Brigadier General Venuste Nduwayo, Sector 5

Commander receives the incoming battalion at the Airport
17. Med shot, Brigadier General Venuste Nduwayo, Sector 5
Commander receives the incoming battalion at the Airport
18. Close up, Brigadier General Venuste Nduwayo, Sector 5
Commander receives the incoming battalion at the Airport
19. SOUNDBITE: (FRENCH) MAJOR KAGURUKA
ADOLPHE, OUTGOING BATTALION 37 COMMANDER
The message I can give the new commander and his team is
that he should maintain, or even improve, the existing good
relations that we have by working closely with the local
population and the Somali national institutions.

20. Wide shot, Brigadier General Venuste Nduwayo, Sector 5

Commander receives the incoming battalion at the Airport

New Burundian Battalion arrives in Somalia

Mogadishu, 5 June 2017 - The Burundi National Defence Forces

(BNDF) has deployed a new battle group to serve under the African
Union Mission in Somalia.

The arrival, Monday, completes the deployment of battalion 43,

headed by Maj. Chartier Nyandwi, which takes over from battalion
37 that has completed tour of duty.

The group was received at the Mogadishu International Airport by

the Sector Five Commander of the BNDF, Brig. Gen. Venuste
Nduwayo, and the commander of the outgoing battalion, Maj.
Adolphe Kaguruka.

Speaking at the Airport, Brig. Gen. Nduwayo saluted the outgoing

battalion for a job well done, noting that the troops had played a key
role in liberating parts of Somalia, the recent one being Murtiigo.

The battalion that is rotating out has executed its mandate very
well. The troops have exhibited discipline and always observed the
rules of engagement. They have done very well and I take this
opportunity to congratulate them. I hope that they will continue with
the same spirit back home, Brig. Gen. Nduwayo observed.
The Sector Five Commander added that the outgoing battalion had
been instrumental in implementing Operation Antelope, whose
objective is to open up and secure main supply routes, particularly
in the resource-rich HirShabelle state.

Maj. Nyandwi, the Commander of the incoming battalion was

enthusiastic and expressed optimism his team will deliver and help
the Mission achieve its mandate of stabilizing Somalia.

We have come to ensure continuity with the AMISOM mission and

help our Somali brothers attain peace, just like other battalions have
done. We will work with our Somali brothers, and with the training
that we have got, I am sure we will deliver and that Somalia will
attain peace, Maj. Nyandwi explained.

Maj. Kaguruka urged his successor to serve diligently and build on

the already good relations existing between the BNDF and the local
community.

The message I can give the new commander and his team is that
he should maintain or even improve the existing good relations that
we have by working closely with the local population and the Somali
national institutions, Maj. Kaguruka stated.

The BNDF is in charge of Sector Five which is headquartered in

Jowhar, the administrative capital of HirShabelle state.

END