Somali Parliament Forces PM to Dissolve Cabinet

Somalia's prime minister has dissolved his 60-member cabinet on the day it was to face a confidence vote in the federal parliament.  The prime minister has 14 days to propose a new cabinet and to seek a confidence vote in the divided legislature. Somalia parliament members voiced strong opposition to the cabinet proposed by Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, and he withdrew his list of 60 appointees just hours before a confidence vote in the country’s top...

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