Mogadishu residents welcome new PM

Residents of  Mogadishu have today lined up the streets of the city in support of the appointment of Hassan Ali Khayre as Somalia’s new PM.

The events which was organised by the Banadir administration have started this morning and participants are expected to gather in  the landmark Daljiirka Dahsoon where leaders from the Benadir administration are expected to address them.

Congratulatory messages and solidarity messages have been pouring in since the appointment of Hassan Ali Khayre as the PM designate.

Khaire, who used to work for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) as a regional director, holds a dual Somali-Norwegian citizenship and is a businessman.

He was also the director of the African division of the British oil explorer Soma Oil and Gas Holdings before resigned on Friday.

The new prime minister will have to be approved by the parliament before he can form new Cabinet.