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Somalia’s President And Prime Minister Have Major Public Spat

Somalia’s President And Prime Minister Have Major Public Spat

From Yahoo!

Somalia’s president and prime minister were embroiled in a public spat, signalling yet another power struggle within the country’s internationally-backed government.

A statement from President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud accused his prime minister, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, of “making outrageous decisions” and failing to have consulted him before making a cabinet reshuffle.

The prime minister reshuffled several cabinet members late Saturday, among them the minister for justice and constitutional affairs — a close ally of the president.

“It is unfortunate that the prime minister kept making outrageous decisions against the governance processes and the governing institutions in a time when the country is in crisis,” a statement from the president said.

 

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