Somalia: Mr. President, Please Trim Your Hair
May 20, 2021
Djibouti (HAN) May 20, 2021. Global Security and regional security watch Opinion Sent to Geeska Africa Online. Former Somalia president Farmajo not only received full support in Mogadishu in 2017 during the presidential selections 2016 , but advice as well – on his long, unkempt feeling towards the region and Southern Somali leaders. The writer reports the news notes for the month. People’s opinions may appear as part of that reporting (“According to HAN emails”)
According to the Opinion Article by. Asad Abdullahi Matan, “African Union sticking with John Mahama as special envoy to Somalia.”
The African Union has hinted at sticking with former Ghanaian President John Mahama as special envoy to Somalia, even as a simmering diplomatic tiff between Mogadishu and Nairobi seems to stall his deployment.
Kenya-Somalia quarrel threatens AU efforts to broker political deal
Monday May 17 2021
Summary
Officially, the African Union says it is consulting members to determine the next step, but the continental body has also expressed concerns about Somalia’s decision to defy a 55-member body’s decision to offer help, ironically, initially requested by Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo.
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The African Union has hinted at sticking with former Ghanaian President John Mahama as special envoy to Somalia, even as a simmering diplomatic tiff between Mogadishu and Nairobi seems to stall his deployment.
These details emerged last week in frantic back channelling by the continental body when leaders gathered in Kampala to attend the inauguration of President Yoweri Museveni’s sixth term.