Somali Minister bans Mozambican diplomat from country

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Somali Minister bans Mozambican diplomat from country

8:06 CAT | 13 Apr 2022

File Photo: AMISOM - African Union Mission in Somalia

The Somali Minister of Security, Abdullahi Mohmed Nuur, has barred the representative of the African Union, senior Mozambican diplomat Francisco Madeira, from entering the country.

According to a report in Wednesday’s issue of the independent newssheet “Carta de Mocambique”, Noor has ordered the security agencies at Mogadishu International Airport not to allow Madeira into the country. He also instructed the Somali immigration authorities to revoke Madeira’s visa.

Last Thursday, the Somali Prime Minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble, declared Madeira persona non grata and accused him of committing “actions incompatible with his status”. He was given 48 hours to leave the country.

But Somali President Mohammed Abdullahi Farmaajo rejected the accusation, and described the attempted expulsion of Madeira as “an illegal act”. He pointed out that only the President has the authority to expel a foreign diplomat.

The President of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, reaffirmed his total confidence in Madeira. There thus seemed little or no chance of the AU caving in to pressure from Roble and recalling Madeira.

The general feeling among political analysts is that Madeira has fallen victim to the bitter feuding between Roble and Farmaajo, who have long been at each other’s throats

Source: AIM