MOGADISHU-Somali parliament speaker Sheikh Aden Madobe has on Sunday departed Mogadishu for Netherlands.
While in Netherlands, Madobe is expected to hold talks with his Dutch counterpart in Amsterdam on strengthening cooperation between the two Assemblies.
The Lower House Speaker is accompanied by a number of members of the Federal Parliament.
Guddoomiyaha Golaha Shacabka Baarlamaanka Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Sheekh Aadan Maxamed Nuur (Madoobe) ayaa maanta safar shaqo uga ambabaxay magalada Muqdisho asagoo ku sii jeeda magaalada Amsterdam ee dalka Boqortooyadda Netherland. pic.twitter.com/hrX9SlrHLV
— Golaha Shacabka BJFS (@Golaha_shac_JFS) October 9, 2022
Saadiya Yassin Samatar now becomes the acting President of the Horn of the Africa Nation following the departure of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Speaker Madobe on Foreign trips.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had on Saturday left the country for Kampala, Uganda to attend Uganda’s 60th independence Day celebrations.
H.E @HassanSMohamud arrives in Kampala to join the government and people of Uganda ahead of the celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of its independence. During the visit, the President will also hold talks with his Ugandan counterpart, H.E @KagutaMuseveni. pic.twitter.com/6558CN6HSG
— Villa Somalia (@TheVillaSomalia) October 8, 2022
Saadiya Yassin is the Deputy Speaker of the Lower House.
Samatar made into the annals of history earlier this year when she became the first woman elected to top leadership in Somalia’s largely patriarchal parliament.
