General News of Friday, 7 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFormer president John Dramani Mahama is set to be appointed a special envoy of the African Union, AU, to Somalia. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo this week went back to parliament to reverse an 'unconstitutional' extension of his tenure by two years. The African Union usually deploys envoys to country's mired in political conflicts. Years back former president Jerry John Rawlings also served as AU envoy to Somalia. Ghana is also a contributor of police personnel to the African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, which is a peacekeeping and combat force against Al-Shabaab.
