MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Somali President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General for Somalia, Catriona Laing in Dhusamareb in Galmudug State.
President Mohamud and the envoy discussed ways to strengthen collaboration in order to provide essential security, facilitate humanitarian help, and foster long-term development.
The discussions also touched on the government’s strategy for stabilising liberated areas and focused on the issue of delivering basic services to people who have undergone years of al-Shabaab rule and harsh humanitarian conditions.
President Mohamud is in Galmudug state to accelerate the operations against al-Shabaab in central Somalia.
The development comes as Somali government preparing to launch the second phase of operations to liberate all areas under al-Shabaab control.
Early this year, Somalia, and its neighbours (Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Kenya) agreed to conduct a significant joint military offensive against Al-Shabaab dubbed “Operation Black Lion” to liberate remaining territories under the militants’ control to not only stabilise the Horn of Africa country but also secure the region.
The agreement was reached at a summit hosted by Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and attended by the Heads of State of Kenya, Djibouti, and Ethiopia.
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