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Somalia s newly-elected President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo addresses lawmakers after winning the vote at the airport in Somalia s capital Mogadishu, February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo Asharq Al-Awsat
An alliance of Somali opposition parties proposed the creation of a national council of lawmakers, opposition leaders and civil society to govern the war-ravaged Horn of Africa nation after the president’s term expired on Monday with no clear plan for succession.
The power vacuum and divisions between political leaders was a boost to Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgency, a Somali security analyst warned, citing a spate of recent attacks in a relatively peaceful part of the country.
(Fixes typo in slug) By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, Feb 8 (Reuters) - An alliance of Somali opposition parties proposed the creation of a national council .
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FILE PHOTO: Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, President of Somalia, attends the London Somalia Conference at Lancaster House, May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jack Hill/Pool/File Photo reuters tickers
This content was published on February 8, 2021 - 08:50
February 8, 2021 - 08:50
By Abdi Sheikh
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An alliance of Somali opposition parties proposed the creation of a national council of lawmakers, opposition leaders and civil society to govern the war-ravaged Horn of Africa nation after the president s term expired on Monday with no clear plan for succession.
The power vacuum and divisions between political leaders was a boost to the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgency, a Somali security analyst warned, citing a spate of recent attacks in a relatively peaceful part of the country.