The bases will be built in locations across the federal member states, namely Baidoa, Dhusamareb, Jowhar, Kismayo
...a port city in the southern Lower Juba province of Somalia, at the extreme southern end of the country (always assuming Somalia can be called a country). It is the commercial capital of the autonomous Jubaland region....
, and Mogadishu.
The President hailed the support as a ’significant contribution to the Government’s efforts to build an effective national army capable of taking over security responsibilities and countering the threat of international terrorism in the country.’
The President also underscored the critical Somalia-U.S. cooperation in the development of the security sector, adding that ’U.S. investments in the SNA/Danab have borne fruit, nurturing a formidable strike force that spearheads Somali Security Forces’ offensives against Al-Shabaab
... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all ofwhich have enough problems without them...Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee, was also present to witness the signing of the MoU.