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Somalia’s New Prime Minister Meets HirShabelle Leader

Hamza Abdi Barre, Somalia’s newly appointed Prime Minister, held a meeting with the leader of the regional state of HirShabelle.

Prime Minister Barre met with HirShabelle’s President Ali Gudlawe on Thursday.

The meeting took place a day after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced that Barre was his pick as the Prime Minister.

Barre has embarked on a series of meetings with different political stakeholders in the East African nation.