Ugandan police officers as they prepare to board an aircraft at Aden Abdulle International Airport in the Somali capital Mogadishu 27 July 2013, having completed their one-year tour serving as formed police units with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The outgoing 135 police officers were replaced by a unit of the same number that arrived from Uganda today to begin their own 12-month long deployment serving with the AU mission in the Horn of Africa nation. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
Uganda first deployed police officers into the mission area in 2010. The East African country has deployed 201 police officers, 140 Formed Police Units, 60 Individual Police Officers and 1 Senior Leadership Team officer. In October 2013, six of the IPO’s were deployed to Baidoa and Beletweyne.
The police component is headed by the acting Police Commissioner Benson Oyo-Nyeko from Uganda.
Uganda is first country to deploy troops under AMISOM into Somalia and the largest contingent in AMISOM with 6,223 troops.
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