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Africa Horn
Political infighting threatens SomaliaÂ’s government
2014-01-15
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NAIROBI --- As Somalia's new prime minister, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, gets ready to announce his new cabinet, analysts warn that the fragile Somali administration could come unstuck if further conflicts hit the executive. Ahmed assumed office on 26 December following a no-confidence vote against his predecessor Abdi Farah Shirdon 'Saa'id' on 2 December.

"The removal of the former PM [Prime Minister] Shirdon has, in fact, created a loss of credibility, because internal political crisis has been a norm for Somalia's transitional governments since the year 2000," Abukar Sanei, the director of the Center for Policy Analysis and Research, a Somali think-tank, told IRIN by email. "The expectations of the people from this 'permanent government' was to avoid internal political clashes, and move the country forward in the peace-building and state-building processes."

According to a briefing by the Mogadishu-based Heritage Institute for Policy Studies (HIPS), the change in administration in Somalia is derailing the country and "another phase of infighting could lead to a collapse of this government."
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