Somalia president rallies leaders to unite in fight against Al-Shabaab

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has gathered federal state leaders in the capital Mogadishu in an effort to re-establish unity in the fight against Al-Shabaab militants and also address mounting concerns of uncertainty over term limits for the leaders.

At Villa Somalia, the state house in Mogadishu, the leaders of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the Federal Member States (FMS) on Monday started the National Consultative Forum (NCF), a periodical gathering by the leaders of the two levels of the federal republic (FGS and FM) to discuss pressing national issues.