Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Barre have left the capital Mogadishu for separate tours of the federal states, each with a different agenda.
This week, President Mohamud departed for Garowe town, the capital of Puntland State, some 1000 km northeast of Mogadishu, where he was received by Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni. The meeting did not have good optics, according to political analysts who think the trip was meant to appease Deni, a man who was rumoured to be seeking the PM’s post for himself or allies.
