Sharmake’s denial comes just days after the UAE’s State Minister for Foregin Affairs Anwar Gargash told the BBC Arabic Service that his country’s well-publicized military and trade deals with Somali politicians from the northeastern region were the result of “understandings” with previous Somali governments.
MOGADISHU – Somalia’s former Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmake dismissed claims that his government signed secret trade deals with the United Arab Emirates allowing the Gulf…