A Ugandan gunner serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) rides out the top of an armoured fighting vehicle as an AMISOM convoy passes through the Yaaqshiid District of northern Mogadishu. In the face of a surge of car bombings and improvised explosive device (IED) attacks, the 9,700-strong African Union force continues to conduct security and counter-IED operations in and around the Somali capital. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.