· Mr Barre from the semi-autonomous state of Jubaland was the choice of the recently elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud who won the elections in May after a long-delayed and stormy voting process.
After Somalia’s parliament unanimously endorsed Hamza Abdi Barre as new prime minister, he was sworn in to office on June 25th ushering in the creation of a new government. Mr Barre from the semi-autonomous state of Jubaland was the choice of the recently elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud who won the elections in May after a long-delayed and stormy voting process.
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Barre 48, assured the parliament that he is committed to form a government that would focus on creating inclusive political stability and support the president’s vision of a reconciled Somalia that is at peace with the world. Somalia’s new government faces tough challenges including food crisis and insurgency by Al-Shabaab jihadists.
People hope that the presidency of Mohamud, a former academic and peace activist and former president from 2012 to 2017 will bring the curtains on the long political crisis that almost plunged the country into violent chaos.
