Somalia’s president jumps Guelleh’s inauguration within the midst of strained relations
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble arrived in Djibouti on Friday forward of President Ismail Omar Guelleh’s inauguration on Saturday.
Roble joins his Ethiopian and Rwandan colleagues, Abiy Ahmed and Édouard Ngirente, respectively President Muse Bihi of North Western of Somaliaand different dignitaries invited to the commencement ceremony.
Somalia’s outgoing President Farmajo skipped the inauguration and confirmed his strained ties with regional leaders, together with Djibouti and Kenya, accusing them of interfering in his nation with none proof.
Djibouti’s longtime Guelleh received the election with a landslide and secured a fifth time period because of accusations from opposition events that he hijacked the small nation’s democracy.
Guelleh, 73, acquired greater than 98% of the 177,391 votes solid in April 2021, defeating his solely rival, a political novice and businessman Zakaria Ismail Farah.
Some folks protested towards a change in Djibouti’s structure earlier in 2011 that allowed Guelleh to hunt limitless phrases. He has led the small East African nation since 1999.
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