AU officials visit soldiers injured in Somalia recovering at hospitals in Nairobi

High-ranking officials from the African Union Headquarters and the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), visited injured soldiers from the mission at various hospitals in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, to check on their wellbeing and welfare.

In its mission to support the Somali National Army (SNA) and security forces in the fight against terrorism, some soldiers from ATMIS suffered various forms of injuries with those in critical need evacuated from Somalia to various hospitals in Nairobi for specialized care and treatment.

Leading the team on a visit to two Nairobi hospitals was Zinurine Alghali, the Acting Head of the AU Peace Support Operations Division. He carried a message of hope and goodwill from the Headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

He also thanked the troop and police-contributing countries that provide the human and material contributions to support the efforts of the African Union in Somalia.

After visiting the hospitals in Nairobi where the soldiers are receiving specialist treatment, Alghali said his team was satisfied with the level of support and care the soldiers were receiving from dedicated and committed medical officers.