Somalia's two most powerful leaders were locked in a standoff on Wednesday after they named different men to head the intelligence service of the politically unstable nation in the Horn of Africa.
Both named different people to head the intelligence service.Somalia's two most powerful leaders were locked in a standoff on Wednesday after they named different men to head the intelligence service of the politically unstable nation in the Horn of Africa.
Later on Wednesday Roble appointed former finance minister Abullahi Mohamed Nur as the new internal security minister, his office said in a statement. Subsequently on Wednesday the president said in a statement that the dismissal of the minister and the appointment of a new one was unconstitutional, making the change"null and void".
Roble and Mohamed had clashed in April, when the president unilaterally extended his four-year term by two years, prompting army factions loyal to each man to seize rival positions in the capital, Mogadishu. In a statement on Tuesday, the president named Yasin, the man Roble had sacked, as his personal security adviser.
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