{Somalia’s newly appointed Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke on Sunday named a giant Cabinet of 60 people, as he warned of the “huge task” ahead to bring peace to the war-torn nation.}<\/p>\n
Mr Sharmarke, endorsed by Parliament last month after the president fell out with the previous premier amid bitter infighting, released his choice of names for lawmakers to approve.<\/p>\n
The 60 members include 26 ministers, 25 deputies and nine state ministers, an increase of five posts from the previous Cabinet. <\/p>\n
Many of those named were in the previous Cabinet.<\/p>\n
HUGE TASK AHEAD<\/p>\n
“There is a huge task ahead….we will put our efforts into bringing peace among Somalis,” Mr Sharmarke told reporters.<\/p>\n
Somalia is due to vote on a new Constitution next year ahead of elections in 2016, but Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab fighters remain a major threat and stage regular attacks.<\/p>\n
The Somali government, which took power in August 2012, was the first to be given global recognition since the collapse of Siad Barre’s hardline regime in 1991.<\/p>\n
Billions in foreign aid has been poured in, with the government initially hailed as offering the best chance for peace in a generation.<\/p>\n
But, like its predecessors, it has since become mired in political in-fighting and corruption.<\/p>\n
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