21 May, 2021
Warsan-Mogadishu
Somalia’s prime minister has invited regional leaders to a fresh round of negotiations in the hope of resolving a protracted feud over elections that sparked violence in the capital.
The country is experiencing its worst political crisis in years, with fighting erupting in Mogadishu after the lower parliament voted two year extension.
The president tasked his prime minister with reaching out to rivals and overseeing the negotiations, a key opposition demand.
A government spokesman said Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble had invited the leaders of Somalia’s five semi-autonomous states to roundtable talks later this month.
The PM also met with opposition heavyweights to discuss stability in Mogadishu, which has been on a knife’s edge since rival factions of the security forces traded gunfire last week, leaving three people dead.
“The prime minister is committed to having everything resolved peacefully and to prepare for the upcoming national reconciliation conference,” the government spokesman said.
Regional leaders are already in Mogadishu and the talks will start Tomorrow.
