Somalia: Somali President Appoints Political Newcomer As PM, After Nearly 2 Months of Delay

18 September 2020

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed appointed a political newcomer as the prime minister, 54 days after the former prime minister Hassan Ali Kheire was ousted by the parliament in a no-confidence vote.

According to a statement issued on Thursday night by Villa Somalia's media, Farmaajo appointed Mohamed Hussein Roble who was a humanitarian worker and newcomer to Somalia's political landscape as new prime minister and urged him to urgently form a cabinet.

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