The workshop which opened on Wednesday, 2 December 2015,in Mogadishu, will also teach the officers negotiation skills.

At least 30 senior AMISOM military and police officers drawn from troop contributing countries are attending the workshop, whose trainers are from the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD).

Mr. Kwezi Mngqibisa, the coordinator of the Somalia initiative at African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) explained the aim of the workshop, "The training that we have partnered with AMISOM today will provide the kind of skills that are necessary for various components of the Mission to undertake their duties, when they interact with the local actors. And this is a continuation of the work we have done as part of a memorandum of understanding that exists between ACCORD and AMISOM.”

He added, "It will entail perspectives and skills on negotiation, mediation but perhaps more importantly it will also help the participants fully understand the work that they will be doing, vis a vis the specifics and nuances of this mission. As we all know this mission requires response that covers the humanitarian side and governance. These are the things the training will cover.”

Captain Mercy Ruhinda, CIMIC Officer with AMISOM who is one of the participants expects to gain more knowledge on mediation and negotiation.

At the end of the three-day workshop, the officers will be better equipped to understand the evolution of conflict, general approaches to responding to conflict, conflict analysis, evolution of peacekeeping, conflict prevention, conflict resolution and the interfaces between peacemaking, peacekeeping, peace enforcement and peacebuilding.