Service In Somalia: AU Pays Tribute To Slain Burundian Soldiers

On a visit to the Great Lakes region, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, who is the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security at the African Union, paid tribute to Burundian soldiers who died while on service in Somalia. 

In the company of former Burundian President Domitien Ndayizeye, who is now a member of the AU advisory panel, he laid a wreath of flowers on one of the graves AU peace battalion, in recognition of Burundi’s contribution to this mission.

With nearly 5,000 men, Burundi is the second largest contributor of troops to ATMIS, which has nearly 20,000 military, police and civilian personnel from five African countries.