Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Is Prime Minister Roble Key to End of Somali Political Impasse?

 The Mogadishu-based Heritage Institute published in May 2021 a paper titled "How the Somali PM Could Seize the Fleeting Momentum."

Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble is now at the center of Somali national politics. He has, at least temporarily, the confidence of all stakeholders to bring about a breakthrough to resolve the underlying political crisis in Somalia.  To do so, he needs to be seen an an independent political actor who maintains an equal distance from President Farmajo and the political opposition.  The question is whether the prime minister can seize the fleeting momentum that prevails in Somalia following an intense period of political and security crises.