Somali Foreign Minister sacked ‘over Ethiopian conflict statement’
November 19, 2020 - Written by admin
MOGADISHU
(Hayaannews) – Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Roble has kicked out his
Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad hours after the Ministry posted a statement on
Twitter stating the country’s position on the ongoing g conflict in Ethiopia.
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Minister Osman Dube told the state media SNTV Thursday Awad had been replaced
with Mohamed Abdirizak Abukar.
He added the immediate former minister was subsequently appointed an ambassador but did not state to which country.
The
Minister did not however make reference to the statement. Barely an hour after
the statement appeared on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Twitter handle, it
was pulled down and followed by the Minister’s remarks on his personal twitter
account dismissing the statement.
But it
now appears the statement may have sealed Awad’s fate.
In the
statement, the Ministry said ‘Somalia calls for amicable resolution’ of the
ongoing conflict in Ethiopia.