Media Wire Express Correspondent
The defence minister of the self-declared republic of Somaliland has resigned in protest against a deal granting Ethiopia access to a seaport in the breakaway region of Somalia.
Abdiqani Mohamoud Ateye criticised Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi “for not consulting the council of ministers on the port deal with Ethiopia”, saying they “heard about it from the media”.
Ateye hails from Somaliland’s Awdal region, where Ethiopia reportedly wants to set up its military base in the coastal town of Lughaya. The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo is due to begin hearing a challenge into last month’s presidential election.
The petition to annul the presidential results was submitted last week by Théodore Ngoy, who came last with 0.02% of the vote.He termed the results a “sham”. The two main opposition candidates, Moïse Katumbi and Martin Fayulu, disputed the results but declined to challenge them in court.
The Constitutional Court is expected to give a ruling before 12 January, when the electoral body will announce the final results.
Source:frica Intel
