Press Statements

Addis Ababa, 2 September 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) has appointed Ambassador Mohammed El-Amine Souef, of the Union of the Comoros, as his Special Representative to…

PRESS RELEASE (For Immediate release) ATMIS PR/06/2022 Mogadishu, 20th August 2022 – The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) strongly condemns the attack by Al-Shabaab terrorists, on Hayat Hotel…

PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL   1094TH MEETING   ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA   27 JULY 2022   PSC/MIN/COMM.1094 (2022)   COMMUNIQUÉ Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the…

Mogadishu, 25 June 2022 – The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) extends warmest congratulations to H.E Hamza Abdi Barre upon his approval as Prime Minister by the Lower…

Addis Abba, 16th June 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, congratulates Hamza Abdi Barre on his appointment as the 21st Prime Minister of the Federal…

JOINT PARTNER STATEMENT:  International Partners Congratulate New President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Somalia’s international partners* congratulate Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his election as President of the Federal Government of Somalia. We…

 Addis Ababa, 16 May 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, congratulates H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his historic election as the President of the Federal…

Mogadishu – On the eve of Somalia’s Presidential election, international partners* call on all members of Parliament to discharge their constitutional responsibility in the best interests of the country. We urge…

04 May 2022 Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General The Secretary-General strongly condemns yesterday’s deadly Al-Shabaab attack on an African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) base staffed by Burundian…