African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Force Commander Lt. Gen. Andrew Gutti (left) gestures with Brigadier Paul Lokech, Commander for the Ugandan Contigent serving with the AU operation during the recital of a patriotic song sung by Ugandan soldiers 5 June in Afgoye located 30km to the west of the Somali capital Mogadishu. AMISOM supporting Somali National Army (SNA) forces recently liberated the Afgoye Corridor from the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab, pushing them further away from Mogadishu and opening up the free flow of goods and produce between the fertile agricultural area surrounding Afgoye and the Somali capital. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.