Tanzanian troops, part of a 1,500-strong African Union force, are training for an operation to retake the rebel island of Anjouan.
Simulating beach landings on the small island of Moheli, Comoros, the Tanzanians inspired more laughter than awe as they clumsily got off their dinghies. Some dropped their rifles into the waves in the process.
Others simulating a defensive tactic gathered near a wall but it was an uphill task for many, who were clearly out of breath after a short sprint.
Luckily there is no resistance on the beach, a Comoros military official commented. One strategically placed machinegun and they all would have been dead.
Mkuu Icadon,
i expected this, no one likes to send his best men to unknown opposition.