Somaliaisfacing a leadershipcrisisafterPresidentMohamedAbdullahiMohamed's firstterminofficeendedwithnoclearpathtowardelectionsonMondayandallianceoffoppositionpartysaidtheywouldnolongerrecognizePresidentMohamedAbdullahiMohamed.
Inthemeantime, theoppositionareinsistingthatthepresidentstepdownandthat a transitionalcouncilbeappointedtoleavethecountryuntiltheelectioniseventuallyheld.
Itsaysthatitneeds a transitionalnationalCouncilthatwillbeheadedby a groupoffindividualsthatincludethespeakersofftheSomaliparliament, theSomaliSenatemembersoftheoppositioncivilsociety.
Butit's notclearwhethertheseTransitionalNationalCouncilwillevenbeformedbecause I wereexpectingtalkstoecontinueinthenextcomingweeks, accordingtoauthorities.
Intermsofsecurity, forinstance, theyweredeadlyalShabaabattacksthatescalatedtimeandagain, including a deadlyattackinSeptemberinOctober, rather 14 2017 thatkilledmorethan 600 people.
Somaliaisfacing a leadershipcrisisafterPresidentMohamedAbdullahiMohamed's firstterminofficeendedwithnoclearpathtowardelectionsonMondayandallianceoffoppositionpartysaidtheywouldnolongerrecognizePresidentMohamedAbdullahiMohamed.