Somali elders add new wrinkle to politics
New government looks to country’s traditional community leaders to help guide national transition.
Published On 5 Nov 2012
Somalia has unveiled its new governmental ministers, including a female foreign minister, Fizeau Usaf Hajji Aden.
She is the first woman to hold such a senior position.
The government is also looking to Somalia’s traditional elders to help underpin the political transition.
Al Jazeera’s Peter Greste reports Somalia.