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Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, prime minister spar over cabinet reshuffle

Mogadishu: Somalia's president has instructed his cabinet to ignore a cabinet reshuffle by the prime minister, highlighting a possible rift at a time when Somalia is looking to build confidence in its government and reassure donors.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said in a statement on Saturday that the Prime Minister, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, had not consulted him on the changes and declared them null and void.

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