A former deputy leader and spokesperson of Somali militant group al-Shabab has been appointed as a government minister.
Mukhtar Robow has been chosen as the religious affairs minister in Somalia’s new cabinet.
He had been under house arrest for four years after being detained during the term of the previous president for organising a militia group. He was also accused of not abandoning extremism.
More than 20 people were killed when violence erupted after…
