Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of Cyril Ramaphosa at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa in May 2019. The crisis over the term extension has raised fears that al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgents could exploit the situation. The term extension was approved by lower house lawmakers last month but rejected by the Senate, provoking a political crisis that intensified in the past week. Prime Minister (Mohamed Hussein) Roble is just his remote control." Analysts had suggested the announcement was intended to signal he was placing the question of his proposed term extension in parliament's hands.

Source: Standard Digital May 01, 2021 13:07 UTC