Transcript of my interview with Somali president
Here is a transcript of an interview I did with the Somali president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in London on 3 February 2013 . You are now in London as part of your ‘world tour’. How are your international visits going? The international community has been with Somalia for more than 22 years but now this is a time that Somalia is different. Ending the transition, permanent government, new vision – this is what we have brought to the international community. I have been in America, in Brussels and this is the third place in the West I have been to. I think I wouldn’t be wrong in saying you have one of the most difficult jobs in the world, being president of Somalia. Would you agree with that assessment? Yes I do. Somalia is a unique country. There is no other experience like that anywhere else in the world, particularly in the post-conflict environment. I know that it is that level of difficulty, and when I was standing for the election I was aware of that, and ...