Soldiers representing several of the troop contributing countries to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) laugh together before the start of an event held in Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 23 to mark the African Union's 50th anniversary. Somalia's President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, and the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commision for Somalia (SRCC), Mahamat Saleh Annadif, attended the event along with other dignitaries. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.