Somalia's Farmaajo backs down from controversial term extension

President Mohamed Farmaajo.

Somalia's President Mohamed Farmaajo. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Somalia’s Lower House has been thrust in the spotlight, again, after President Mohamed Farmaajo announced he will ask the chamber to cancel an extension of his term.

It was a climb down from his previous stance in which he defended the decision to extend his term by two years, in spite of opposition from his rivals and key Western donors.