(File/Associated Press)NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia saw a third day of protests on Saturday over the arrest of the former No. 2 leader of the al-Shabab extremist group, who has been a leading candidate for a regional presidency. His arrest is seen as a high-profile test of Somalia’s treatment of defectors from the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab, Africa’s most active extremist group. Robow was seized by Ethiopian troops accompanied by Somali police, witnesses told The Associated Press. Somalia’s security ministry confirmed Robow’s arrest, citing the federal government’s earlier ban on his candidacy, which said he had not completed the defection process.

Source: Washington Post December 15, 2018 06:05 UTC