<div id="9ec89" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b751bc1dd0663db5a8ffd780f1ee64ff"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1306717068520124416" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Congrats to our newly appointed Prime Minister H.E Mohamed Hussein Roble. I am sure you’ll serve our country with d… https://t.co/jj70xdPsOS</div> — Abdinur Mohamed (@Abdinur Mohamed)<a href="https://twitter.com/AbdinurMAhmed/statuses/1306717068520124416">1600380601.0</a></blockquote></div><p><a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20200920/swedish-citizen-appointed-new-prime-minister-of-somalia" style="" target="_blank">Roble</a> is reported to have studied civil engineering in Sweden and previously worked for the International Labour Organisation, a United Nations agency. Robel carries dual citizenship with Sweden and Somalia. He fled to Sweden in 1992, shortly after the armed coup that thrust the country into its long civil war. He became a Swedish citizen five years later. <br></p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>Somalia has been under <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/somalia-names-prime-minister-unveils-plan-elections-200918085039046.html" target="_blank">civil wars since 1991</a>. The country on the horn of Africa has experienced civil unrest due to<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/somalia-soldiers-killed-officer-wounded-al-shabab-attack-200907135809484.html" target="_blank"> al-Shabab terrorist attacks</a>, pirates on the coast affecting international trade and government that often often silences the public by shutting down internet access. Since African Union's peacekeeping efforts in 2017, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-politics/somalias-president-names-mohamed-hussein-roble-as-prime-minister-idUSKBN2683BD" target="_blank">Somali youth diaspora are reportedly returning</a> to the country even though government corruption is reportedly rising and regional power struggles remain. </p><p>Farmaajo is expected to run for a second presidential term next year <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-politics/somalias-president-names-mohamed-hussein-roble-as-prime-minister-idUSKBN2683BD" target="_blank">competing against at least two other former presidents</a>. The African Union hopes next year elections will follow democratic process of one man one vote but it is unclear if this will be fulfilled. Somalia's previous elections have consisted of clan delegates choosing members of parliament, who in turn chose a national leader. Roble's appointment has <a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20200920/swedish-citizen-appointed-new-prime-minister-of-somalia" target="_blank">yet to be officiated in parliament.</a> </p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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