Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi sacked the mayor of the capital Mogadishu and appointed his information minister to replace him on Sunday. The president, in a decree, named Abdirahman Omar Osman as the new mayor, replacing Taabit Abdi Mohamed. “After deliberation with the prime minister and interior minister, the Somali president appointed Abdirahman Omar Osman as the new mayor,” a statement on the Somali government website said. Mogadishu residents said security forces had entered the mayor’s office on Saturday night and took control of it. Al Shabaab wants to topple the government and establish its own rule based on its interpretation of sharia law.

Source: Egypt Independent January 21, 2018 08:37 UTC