Burundian soldier takes control of AU force in Somalia Burundian Lieutenant Geneal Silas Ntigurirwa officially took command of the African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia on Monday. Ntigurirwa hailed recent improvements in security in the country, but while the government controls the capital Mogadishu, large swathes of rural areas remain under the control of Islamist militants the Shebab. Images and soundbites.