Somali Prime Minister Appoints New Cabinet Members

The Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre issued a decision, on Saturday, appointing new cabinet members. Somali National News Agency (SONNA) reported that the new members appointed include Bashir Mohamed Jama as Minister of Family and Human Rights Development; Omar Ali Abdi as State Minister of Defence and Said Mohamed Mohamud as State Minister of Labour and Housing. SONNA added that the new appointments are intended to accelerate the duties of the government, in addition to lending impetus to the government's efforts toward achieving development and stability in the country. Source: Qatar News Agency