STORY: BURUNDIAN SOLDIERS

RECEIVE COMMENDATION AS THEY

CONCLUDE TOUR OF DUTY
DURATION: 4:08
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DATELINE: 30TH/MAY/2015, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHOT LIST
1. Wide shot; AMISOM Burundian contingent army
officers on parade
2. Med shot; Deputy Special Representative of the
African Union Commission Chairperson in Somalia (DSRCC)
Hon. Lydia Wanyoto and AMISOM Force Commander Lt.
General Jonathan Rono being received by the parade
commander Burundi contingent
3. Wide shot; AMISOM Burundian contingent army
officers on parade
4. Med shot; DSRCC Hon. Lydia Wanyoto and AMISOM
Force Commander Lt. General Jonathan Rono
5. Wide shot; Salute of honor for the DSRCC Hon. Lydia
Wanyoto and AMISOM Force Commander Lt. General
Jonathan Rono
6. Wide shot; Burundi troops on parade
7. Med shot; Salute of honor
8. Wide shot; Burundian soldiers on parade
9. Wide shot; DSRCC Hon. Lydia Wanyoto and AMISOM
Force Commander Lt. General Jonathan Rono inspect the
guard of honor
10. Wide shot; Burundian contingent army officers on
parade salute

11. Med shot; AMISOM Burundian Contingent Commander

Col. Ndayambaje Reveriene and AMISOM Force
Commander Lt. General Jonathan Rono salute
12. Close up shot; DSRCC Lydia Wanyoto
13. Med shot; Burundian soldiers salute
14. Med shot; Burundian female officers
15. Med shot; Burundian troops matching
16. Med shot; DSRCC Lydia Wanyoto decorating an officer
with a medal
17. Close up shot; Medals
18. Close up shot; Ambassador of Burundi to Somalia
Joseph Nkurunziza
19. Med shot; Senior Burundian army officers at the
ceremony
20. Close up shot; AMISOM Deputy Chief of Staff, Col.
Daher Ader Abrar
21. Close up shot; Maj. General Lakara Nakibus, Deputy
Force Commander in charge of Support and Logistics
22. SOUNDBITE(English) Joseph Nkurunziza,
Ambassador of Burundi to Somalia:
These medals mark the end of your duties and it is with
pride that you go back to your home land, with this kind of
award which distinguishes you from others. It is also a sign
of African Union recognition to the people who have
served Africa.
23. Close up, Medal of honor
24. Med shot; DSRCC Lydia Wanyoto decorating an officer
25. Close up shot; Col. Karemire Richard, AMISOM Chief
Military Information Officer
26. SOUNDBITE (English) Hon. Lydia Wanyoto,
Deputy Special Representative of the African Union
Commission Chairperson in Somalia:
It is good for you to have come and made a contribution
for the cause of an African person, in her own country in
Somalia.
27. Med shot; AMISOM Force Commander Lt. General
Jonathan Rono decorating an officer
28. Med shot; AMISOM Burundi Contingent Commander,
Col. Ndayambaje Reveriene decorating an officer
29. Close up shot; Medal
30. Med shot; AMISOM Force Commander Lt. General
Jonathan Rono decorating an officer

31. SOUNDBITE(English) Lt. General Jonathan Rono,

AMISOM Force Commander:
Operationally, the battalions have performed
impressively well which was manifested in our ability to
implement AMISOMs mandate within the BNDF assigned
tasks. Your robust and numerous day and night patrols,
cordon and search operations and escort to humanitarian
aid duties has confirmed how well-trained and prepared
you were for the tasks,
32. Wide shot; Burundian army officers matching
33. Med shot; DSRCC Lydia Wanyoto and Joseph
Nkurunziza, Burundian Ambassador to Somalia
34. Close up shot; AMISOM Force Commander Lt. General
Jonathan Rono
35. Close up shot; AMISOM Burundi Contingent
Commander, Col. Ndayambaje Reveriene
36. Wide shot; Burundian troops matching
SCRIPT
Burundian soldiers receive commendation as they
conclude tour of duty
Burundi peacekeepers have been commended for their
dedication and selfless leadership on duty.
The commendation was made by the Deputy Special
Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union
Commission (DSRCC) for Somalia, Hon. Lydia Wanyoto
during a ceremony held in Mogadishu, to award medals to
1828 soldiers from the 26th and 27th battalions, who have
completed their tour of duty in Somalia.
Also present at the ceremony was the AMISOM Force
Commander Lt. Gen. Jonathan Rono and the Burundi
Ambassador to Somalia Joseph Nkurunziza among others.
Nkurunziza hailed the soldiers for the professionalism and
dedication with which they executed their duties. These
medals mark the end of your duties and it is with pride that
you go back to your home land, with this kind of award
which distinguishes you from others. It is also a sign of

African Union recognition to the people who have served

Africa, said Nkurunziza.
The DSRCC Hon. Lydia Wanyoto commended the soldiers for
supporting the Somalias stabilization efforts. In a speech
she read on behalf of the SRCC Ambassador Maman
Sidikou, Wanyoto said, It is good for you to have come and
made a contribution for the cause of an African person, in
her own country in Somalia.
The Force Commander Lt. Gen. Jonathan Rono saluted the
soldiers for their resilience and commitment to duty, noting
that they had defied great difficulties to succeed in their
mission.
Operationally, the battalions have performed impressively
well which was manifested in our ability to implement
AMISOMs mandate within the Burundian National Defense
Forces assigned tasks. Your robust and numerous day and
night patrols, cordon and search operations and escort to
humanitarian aid duties has confirmed how well-trained and
prepared you were for the tasks, said Lt. Gen. Rono.
Burundi was the second among the six troop contributing
countries to deploy forces to the mission in Somalia and its
forces have helped in securing Somalias Middle Shabelle
region.
Ends.