AMISOM Police opens induction course for Sierra Leonean officers in Mogadishu

The Police Component of the African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) is conducting a week‐long induction course for thirty‐one Individual Police Officers (IPO) from Sierra Leone who arrived in Mogadishu last Friday. The course covers Somali culture, Somali Legal Systems, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) among others.

Speaking during the official opening ceremony in Mogadishu, AMISOM Police Commissioner, Dr. Charles Makono welcomed the thirty‐one officers who include six female officers for their commitment to assisting in the rebuilding of the Somali Police Force (SPF) after two decades of civil war. Read full release here