Outgoing African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) force commander Maj, Gen. Fred Mugisha speaks at the mission's headquarters in the Somali capital Mogadishu, during a handover ceremony 02 May 2012, which saw his successor, Ugandan Lt. Gen Andrew Gutti assume leadership of the 11,400-strong force. Mugisha had commanded the AU force since early August 2011, during which time sustained efforts by AMISOM troops supporting Transitional Federal Governemnt (TFG) forces pushed the Al Qaeda-aligned extremist group Al Shabaab out of the country's capital city for the first time in 5 years. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.