![]() ![]() Also in attendance were representatives from international organizations such as the United Nations, the European Union Training Mission, and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). More than 60 participants attended the two-day event, including representatives from Denmark, Germany, Italy, Somalia, Turkey, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Leaders of the Somali National Army met with international military and civilian officials to discuss the future of Somalia’s security at the 2017 SNA Symposium in downtown Mogadishu, Jan. The symposium is part of an ongoing international effort to aid security conditions throughout Somalia by fostering the growth and revitalization of the national military defense force, which disbanded following the collapse of the country’s central government in 1991. Ali Noor during the SNA Symposium in downtown Mogadishu, Jan. Ahmed Mohammed, left, converse with African Union Mission in Somalia Col. Mohammed Adan Ahmed, right, and Chief of Staff Col. Somali National Army Chief of Defense Forces Maj. Leaders meet for the 2017 Somali National Army Symposium Africa Command’s “Year in Review” is a brief look at the contributions of AFRICOM’s people, our interagency and international partners, and African partners as we work together toward a more secure, stable and prosperous Africa.Įxercises, Rule of Law engagements, medical training events, conferences on countering violent extremisim, meetings with African leaders, security in East Africa, the first ever African Chiefs of Defense Conference and first ever enlisted senior leader conference, Somalia, Niger, a new state partnership – this is just a sampling of AFRICOM in action with partners on the continent in 2017. ![]() STUTTGART, Germany – As we take a look back at 2017, U.S. ![]()
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