UN chief appoints new UNAMID force commander

[Elisabeth Janaina]

UN chief appoints new UNAMID force commander

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June 4, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The United Nations and the African Union
have appointed Lt. General Paul Ignace Mella, the new force commander
of its Hybrid Operations in Darfur (UNAMID).

Lt. Gen Mella, a Tanzanian, replaces Rwanda’s Lt. Gen. Patrick
Nyamvumba, who completed his assignment at the end of March.

In a statement, the UN Secretary-General, Ban ki-moon expressed deep
appreciation to the outgoing force commander for his dedication and
“invaluable” service at UNAMID.

The new force commander reportedly brings with him a long and
distinguished career with the Tanzanian military, having most recently
served as the Chief of Defence Intelligence Organization in Dar es
Salaam.

A holder of a Masters in Security and Strategic Studies from South
African Defense College, Lt. Gen. Mella, also held a number of
important operational, command and staff positions, prior to his work
as Tanzania’s intelligence chief.

Born in 1955, the new UNAMID force commander previously served as
Director of Foreign Intelligence in the Tanzania Peoples’ Defence
Forces, Commanding Officer of an Infantry Battalion in the UN Mission
in Liberia and Defence Adviser at the Tanzania High Commission in the
Republic of Uganda.

(ST).