New interim president installed in Ethiopia's Somali region after tense military standoff

[Deeq A.]

Jigjiga (HOL) - Ahmed Abdi Mohamed has emerged as the new President of the Somali Regional State (SRS) in Ethiopia, following the Ethiopian Ministry of Information’s announced that embattled Somali regional President Abdi Mohamoud Omar (Abdi Iley) has agreed to step down from power after a bloody weekend in Jigjiga, the capital of the Somali regional state in eastern Ethiopia, where at least 30 people lost their lives.

Source: Hiiraan Online