Fears of more al-Shabaab attacks in Somalia as election row creates power vacuum
Opposition parties want a national council to govern the country after the expiry of the presidential term
08 February 2021 - 18:59
Mogadishu — An alliance of Somali opposition parties proposed the creation of a national council of legislators, opposition leaders and civil society to govern the Horn of Africa nation after the president’s term expired on Monday with no clear succession plan.
The power vacuum and divisions between political leaders was a boost to the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab insurgency, a Somali security analyst warned, citing a spate of recent attacks in a peaceful part of the country...
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