AMISOM’s newly deployed Force Commander, Burundian Lieutenant General Diomede Ndegeya has today assumed office, handed over by the outgoing Force Commander, Lt. Gen. Tigabu Yilma from Ethiopia.
The Force Commander Lt. Gen. Diomede Ndegeya thanked his predecessor and assured him of his commitment to serve the people of Somalia and maintain the excellent work and progress made so far.
Among Lt. Gen. Tigabu Yilma’s key achievements are the capture of Janaale town and the improvement of the security situation in Lower Shabelle and Mogadishu. Since his deployment to the mission in January 2019, the bridge towns of Bariire, Sabiid and Awdheegle have been handed over to the Somali National Army as part of the AMISOM transition process.
Head of AMISOM Ambassador Francisco Madeira commended the outgoing Force Commander for achieving much during his time in AMISOM despite serving at a time when the troop numbers had been reduced by 1000 saying that the capture of Janaale town happened shortly after this reduction.
Fabrice Iranzi, RegionWeek.com