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Preelection Tensions Surge in Somalia as President Curtails Premier's Powers

Sep 17, 2021 | 18:53 GMT

Somalian President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on July 5, 2018, in Djibouti.
Somalian President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on July 5, 2018, in Djibouti. The latest in a series of confrontations between the Somalian president and prime minister will destabilize an already fragile political environment.

(YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)

The suspension of the prime minister's authority to hire and fire government officials is the latest in a series of confrontations between Somalian President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and Prime Minister Mohammed Hussein Roble that will destabilize an already fragile political environment. ...

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