SOLLIMS Sampler Volume 9, Issue 3 | Page 15

Discussion. When the African Union Hybrid Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) deployed to Somalia in March 2007, it did not possess resources/capabilities to wage an effective strategic communications campaign. For the first 2½ years, AMISOM had virtually no media presence whatsoever. To remedy this issue, in November 2009, the UN Support Office for AMISOM (UNSOA) contracted a consortium of private firms that