Almost 200 Somali recruits,
including 13 women, have arrived in Djibouti where Italian
Carabinieri will help to train them to become police officers.
This marks the third training mission and "capacity
building" exercise by Italian Carabinieri in the Horn of Africa
nation that has to date yielded about 350 officers.
The 12-week program includes fundamentals of investigation,
basic instruction in law, and as well as lectures in human
rights and international norms.
Italy, which has a military base in Djibouti, has donated
uniforms and material for the course.
In a statement, the Carabinieri said: "The ultimate goal of
course is to promote stability and security in Somalia and the
entire region of the Horn of Africa, increasing the capacity in
the security sector and control of the territory by the national
police".
Somalia has struggled with civil war and economic disasters
that have led to thousands fleeing the country, many ultimately
making the dangerous sea crossing to Italy at the hands of human
smugglers.
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