' Such assertive positioning puts Somali region's new president Mustafa Omer under more pressure as he seeks to please both his boss Abiy and his base...
The first item of business on his return from the Alps was a dust-up involving Mustafa Muhammed Omer the progressive new acting president of Somali region who was threatening to resign after his appointments had been blocked apparently by Abiy's finance minister Ahmed Shide who also happens to be the head of Somali region's ruling Somali People's Democratic Party (AC Vol 59 No 21 Push-ups and makeovers)...