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Somalia appoints new defence minister in cabinet reshuffle
12:49 CAT | 18 Mar 2025
File photo: REUTERS/Kent J. Edwards
Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre replaced his defence minister with the Minister of Commerce and Industry Jibril Abdirashid Hajion Monday as part of a broader cabinet reshuffle.
The appointments included new ministers of ports, trade, transport and sport, the office of the Prime Minister said in a statement. It gave no further details.
In recent weeks government forces and their allies have been struggling to contain an offensive by al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants bent on toppling the government and establishing their own rule based on a strict interpretation of Islamic law.
Source: Reuters
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