Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 6:52 am
A summit involving leaders of Somalia’s
political factions is underway in Mogadishu, a welcome
relief after months of
, the senior UN official in the
country told the Security Council on Tuesday, expressing
hope that a consensus on electoral plans will be announced
imminently.
James Swan, UN Special
Representative for Somalia and head of the United Nations
Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), said it is
imperative that the summit yield an implementable agreement
to hold elections in the shortest time
possible.
“Without such an agreement, and the
goodwill and sincerity to implement it, the gains which have