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Hargeisa Mayor Supervises New Road Constructions

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Mayor of Hargeisa with HE President Muse Bihi

Mayor Abdirahman Aidid “SOLTELCO” paid a supervisory visit to the latest road construction in the Hargeisa. This road will replace one of the steepest and most damaged roads in the heart of the city.

The mayor has asked the resident of the capital to cooperate with the construction crew and to ensure obstructions are removed to allow them to complete the road construction.

Since elected, Mayor Soltelco has completed numerous road construction projects in the capital and though much remains to be done, as the youngest mayor ever elected to hold the Mayor’s post, he has done a great deal and has promised more roads and infrastructure projects to alleviate the traffic congestion in Hargeisa.

Alshabaab’s Broad Daylight Assassination of Somali Government Officials

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A Somali soldier patrols next to the burnt-out wreckage of a car that was used by suspected al-shabab fighters on April 16, 2017. Somali security forces shot dead two suspected al-shabab militants, an Al-Qaeda linked extremist group, who were said to be involved in firing rockets. / AFP PHOTO / Mohamed ABDIWAHAB (Photo credit should read MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB/AFP/Getty Images)

Alshabaab terrorist network has been waging a coordinated broad daylight assassinations against Somali government officials. The terrorist group of Alshabaab has been rumored to have a free reign in Mogadishu to the point where some locals have stated that they run a shadow government.

The deteriorating security situation in the Somali capital of Mogadishu has caused an alarm among international community where some high ranking UN officials and others representing high profile donor countries have expressed deep concern about the Somali Government’s inability to bring stability to the capital of Somalia.