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Somalia appoints former Al-Shabaab leader as religion minister
Robow, 53, publicly defected from the Al-Qaeda-linked militants in August 2017, with the United States government at one point offering a $5-million bounty for his capture.
Somalia’s newly appointed Minister of Religious Affairs Muktar Robow Abu-Mansur, the former al-Shabab commander (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
Somalia has appointed the former deputy leader and spokesman for the Al-Shabaab Islamist group as religion minister, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said Tuesday.
The announcement marks a sharp reversal of