Somalia destined for a brighter future after successful elections, says AU Special Representative
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STORY: Somalia destined for a brighter future after successful elections, says AU Special Representative
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 15/FEBRUARY/2017, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
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1. Wide shot, members of the Somali parliament, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Madeira, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, and other international community representatives attend observe the presidential elections held in Mogadishu
2. Close up shot, SRCC Ambassador Madeira and SRSG Michael Keating at the election venue
3. Med shot, a ballot box being displayed to the gathering before the voting begins
4. Wide shot, MPs voting during the presidential election
5. Close up shot, an MP casting her ballot
6. Med shot, MPs casting their ballots
7. Close up shot, Presidential candidates observing the voting process
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ambassador Francisco Madeira, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia
“What we witnessed in that hangar, was a very exemplary election. The way the incumbent gracefully conceded defeat, is something befitting a statesman. A statesman who saw beyond his own pride and interests and made sure everything went peacefully, and, for the sake of peace and stability, did away with the possibility of continuing to contest up to the end. The shooting in the air which we heard later were shootings of celebration, not of Al-Shabaab being able to disrupt the process. This (presidential election) is really something to register, something historic and we as AMISOM are very proud. We take pride in having been associated with such an important and historic moment in the history of new Somalia.”
9. Close up shot, an AMISOM police officer at a polling station
10. Med shot, AMISOM police officers at a polling station
11. Close up shot, an AMISOM police officer at a polling station
12. Wide shot, a polling center during parliamentary elections
13. Med shot, AMISOM and Somali Police officers manning security at a polling station
14. Close up shot, a ballot paper being shown to the voters
15. Wide shot, Somali National Army and Somali Police senior officers checking on the security situation at one of the polling stations in the concluded electoral process
16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ambassador Francisco Madeira, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia
“I must say that the collaboration between AMISOM Police, AMISOM military component and Somali National Army and Somali Police was extraordinary. They complemented each other; they shared information like never before. They faced the enemy together, undertook cordon and search operations, mop-up operations, de-activated explosive devices from Al-Shabaab, they escorted the population; the elders from certain places to the voting areas. They (AMISOM and Somali national security forces) secured the voting centres, and thanks to God and thanks to their work, it all went well.”
17. Med shot, SRCC Francisco Madeira speaks during an interview
18. Close up, hand
19. Med shot, SRCC Francisco Madeira speaks during an interview
20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ambassador Francisco Madeira, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia
“He (President Farmajo) has made it his priority to ensure that Somalia has functioning national security services; the army, police and the intelligence. He has made it his priority to make sure that soldiers are paid timely, receive uniforms and equipment they need to do their work properly. But of course is not just having the army and the police, security also includes many other things. The government must govern and the President has put it very clearly that he wants to strengthen state institutions to ensure that the authority of the government is felt throughout the country, that the administration functions and is close to the population and that it provides what it needs to provide to the people, for example, roads, schools, health centres, markets, ensuring law and order and jobs for the youths, so that they don’t fall victim to Al-Shabaab. Lastly, the reconciliation process, he (President Farmajo) believes that he should bring all the Somalis together. I really feel that he has hit the point, if these priorities are implemented in earnest, we might see changes in the near future.”
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