STORY: Ghanaian police officers feted for

distinguished service
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DATELINE: 11/DECEMBER/2016, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHOT LIST
1.
Wide shot, Special Representative of the African Union
Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira walking into the room
2.
Med shot, Police officer from Ghana addressing the
Special Representative of the African Union Commission
Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador Francisco Madeira,
AMISOM Police Commissioner, Anand Pillay, Deputy AMISOM
Police Commissioner, Christine Alalo, senior mission officials and
Individual Police officers (IPOs) from Ghana, among other
AMISOM police officers
3.
Close up shot, Special Representative of the African
Union Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira listening
4.
Wide shot, Individual police officers (IPOs) from Ghana
together with AMISOM police from different Police contributing
countries (PCC) listening
5.
Close up shot, individual Police Officers (IPOs) from
Ghana listening
6.
SOUNDBITE: AMBASSADOR FRANCISCO MADEIRA,
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AFRICAN UNION
COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON FOR SOMALIA
I am personally grateful to you for the good work you have done
here. You have helped our Somali brothers establish a national
police force. You have trained and mentored many of them and in
so doing you put your lives at risk, but thank God you are all in
one piece, safe and healthy. You can now go home and join your
families and say mission accomplished.
7.
Med shot, AMISOM Individual Police Officers from Kenya
and Nigeria listening
8.
Med shot, AMISOM Police officer from Ghana addressing
the Special Representative of the African Union Commission

Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador Francisco Madeira,

AMISOM Police Commissioner, Anand Pillay, Deputy AMISOM
Police Commissioner, Christine Alalo, senior mission officials and
Individual Police officers (IPOs) from Ghana, among other
AMISOM police officers
9.
Close up shot, Christine Alalo, AMISOM Deputy Police
Commissioner, other senior AMISOM military personnel from
Ghana listening
10. Close up shot, Special Representative of the African
Union Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira and Christine Alalo, AMISOM Deputy Police
Commissioner listening
11. Wide shot, Individual Police Officers (IPOs) from Ghana
listening
12. Med shot, Individual Police Officers (IPOs) from Ghana
listening
13. Wide shot, Individual Police Officers (IPOs) from Ghana
listening
14. Med shot, Special Representative of the African Union
Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira, AMISOM Police Commissioner, Anand Pillay,
AMISOM Deputy Police Commissioner, Christine Alalo and other
senior mission officials listening
15. SOUNDBITE: AMBASSADOR FRANCISCO MADEIRA,
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AFRICAN UNION
COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON FOR SOMALIA (SRCC)
You are heroes of our continent because you are fighting our
cause in the most advanced and most difficult front. You left your
families 24 months ago. You left your husbands and wives to
come here and contribute to the cause of our continent. Your
contribution is not in vain. This contribution is central and
pivotal.
16. Close up shot, AMISOM Police official from Ghana
addressing the group
17. Med shot, Individual police officers (IPOs) from Ghana
singing Ghanas national anthem
18. Close up shot, Individual police officers (IPOs) from
Ghana singing Ghanas national anthem
19. Close up shot, Individual police officers (IPOs) from
Ghana singing Ghanas national anthem
20. Wide shot, Individual police officers (IPOs) from Ghana
finish singing Ghanas national anthem then seat down.
21. Med shot, AMISOM police officer from Ghana addressing
Special Representative of the African Union Commission
Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador Francisco Madeira
and other senior mission personnel

22. Close up shot, Special Representative of the African

Union Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira and other senior mission personnel listening
23. SOUNDBITE: AMISOM POLICE COMMISSIONER,
ANAND PILLAY
Again it is a sad day. Sad because I know I am losing six of the
very best people we have in this mission. We have come a long
way. Two years is a long time in this place. Your Excellency, these
members were given an extension of an additional year. It is
rather unfortunate that Ghana only approves for a person to
serve two years in a mission. If it was not for that policy, we
would recommend them for another year.
24. Med shot, Special Representative of the African Union
Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira, going to hand certificates and medal to the
Individual Police officers (IPOs) from Ghana
25. Med shot, Special Representative of the African Union
Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira, handing out certificate and medal to one of
the Individual Police officers (IPOs) from Ghana
26. Close up shot, Special Representative of the African
Union Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira, pinning a medal on one of the Individual
Police Officers (IPOs) from Ghana
27. Med shot, Special Representative of the African Union
Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira shaking hands with one of the Individual Police
Officers from Ghana
28. Med shot, Special Representative of the African Union
Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira shaking hands with one of the Individual Police
Officers from Ghana
29. Med shot, Special Representative of the African Union
Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira, shaking hand with one of the Individual police
officer (IPOs) then hands her a certificate, then takes a photo
with her
30. Close up shot, Special Representative of the African
Union Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira pinning a medal on her
31. Close up shot, Ghana police officer looking on
32. Med shot, Another Individual Police Officer from Ghana
salutes and greets Special Representative of the African Union
Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira
33. Close up shot, Special Representative of the African
Union Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira pinning medal on her

34. Close up shot, certificate and Special Representative of

the African Union Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia
Ambassador Francisco Madeira pinning medal on another
Individual Police Officer (IPOs)
35. Wide shot, Special Representative of the African Union
Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira shaking hands with another Individual Police
Officer from Ghana
36. Med shot, Special Representative of the African Union
Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira, pinning medal on the Individual Police Officer
(IPOs)
37. Close up shot, Special Representative of the African
Union Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira, pinning medal on Individual Police Officer
(IPOs)
38. Med shot, Individual Police Officers seated holding
certificates
39. Wide shot, Individual Police Officers seated holding
certificates
40. Close up shot, Individual Police Officers seated listening
after receiving certificates and medals
41. Wide shot, Special Representative of the African Union
Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador
Francisco Madeira and Individual Police Officers applauding after
concluding remarks
Ghanaian police officers feted for distinguished service
Mogadishu, 11 December 2016 - A group of Ghanaian police
officers who have been serving in the African Union Mission in
Somalia (AMISOM) for two years were today awarded medals and
certificates for their excellent service.
The six Individual Police Officers (IPOs) were awarded certificates
and decorated with medals at a function presided over by the
Special Representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson
(SRCC) for Somalia, Francisco Madeira, and attended by senior
mission officials among them AMISOM Police Commissioner, Anand
Pillay, and his deputy Christine Alalo.
Ambassador Madeira congratulated the officers for a job well done
and also saluted their home country, Ghana, for concluding another
successful election.
I am personally grateful to you for the good work you have done
here. You have helped our Somali brothers establish a national
police force. You have trained and mentored many of them and in so

doing you put your lives at risk, but thank God you are all in one
piece, safe and healthy. You can now go home and join your families
and say mission accomplished, Ambassador Madeira who is also
the Head of mission noted.
The police and military officers usually serve on the mission for a
period of one year and rotate out. However, the one year tour of
duty can be extended due to a number of factors, one of them being
excellent service.
Citing the difficult and risky environment in which the police
operate, Ambassador Madeira noted that the police officers had
sacrificed a lot for a noble cause.
You are heroes of our continent because you are fighting our cause
in the most difficult front. You left your families 24 months ago. You
left your husbands and wives to come here and contribute to the
cause of our continent. Your contribution is not in vain. This
contribution is central and pivotal, Ambassador Madeira remarked.
AMISOM Police Commissioner, Anand Pillay, thanked the officers for
their contribution in helping Somalia establish a functioning police
force.
Again it is a sad day. Sad because I know I am losing six of the very
best people we have in this Mission, said the Police Commissioner,
adding that he would have recommended another extension for the
officers, if it were possible. Ghana only has IPOs serving in the
Mission and are involved in training and mentoring the Somali Police
Force (SPF).
Ends