Somali president signs law extending mandate for two years

Mohamed Farmaajo.

Somalia's President Mohamed Farmaajo. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has signed a controversial law extending his mandate for another two years, despite threats of sanctions from the international community.

State broadcaster Radio Mogadishu said the president, better known by his nickname Farmajo, had "signed into law the special resolution guiding the elections of the country after it was unanimously passed by parliament".