A.U. Commission Chairperson congratulates Hamza Barre on Prime Minister nomination

GOOBJOOG NEWS|ADDIS ABABA: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has congratulated Hamza Abdi Barre on his nomination as the 21st Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia.

Last Wednesday, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud nominated Hamza Abdi Barre, a former chairman of the Jubbaland state election commission, as Prime Minister.

The Chairperson said the A.U. would extend its full support for the new Prime Minister under the Government led by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in fulfilling the pressing needs of Somalia and its people for peace, stability, and development.