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Somalia: President Farmajo “tried to hijack constitution”
Professor Abdi Samatar discusses recent political events in Somalia with Focus on Africa’s Bola Mosuro. He says that the president’s recent attempt to extend his own term in office amounted to “an illegal attempt to hijack the constitution”. Farmajo has now asked Prime Minister Mohammed Hussein Roble to oversee the organisation of delayed elections.
(Photo: Somalia’s President Farmajo; Credit: Getty Images)
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