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Somalia crisis: Mohamed Farmaajo accepts AU mediation

Mohamed Farmaajo , President Félix Tshisekedi

Somali President Mohamed Farmaajo (left) and his DR Congo counterpart Félix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa on April 20, 2021.

Photo credit: Congolese Presidential Communication Secretariat

Somalia’s President Mohamed Farmaajo on Monday accepted the intervention of the African Union (AU) in the dispute over elections in his country.

This apparent admission of the continental body’s help will, however, be accepted as long as Somalia retains its sovereignty.