{{Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon on Sunday announced the members of his new government, noting that a woman has been named as foreign minister for the first time in the country\u2019s history.}}<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter long discussions and consultations, I have named my cabinet which consists of only ten members. Among them is a female foreign affairs minister for the first time in Somali history,\u201d the prime minister said.<\/p>\n
The new foreign minister, Fowsiyo Yusuf Haji Adan, hails from the self-declared independent state of Somaliland and lived for a long time in Britain.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy nomination as the foreign minister is historic for the Somali country and particularly for the women of Somalia, it turns a new page for the political situation of our country and will lead to success and prosperity,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Somalia has been in political chaos and deprived of a central government since the fall of President Siad Barre in 1991.<\/p>\n
The new administration brings eight years of transitional rule by the corruption riddled and Western-backed government to an end.<\/p>\n
Said himself was appointed in October.<\/p>\n
His new cabinet will now have to be approved by the Somali parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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