Mahad Salad: Why Somalia is banking on new intelligence chief’s playbook for security The reinstatement of the former chief of Somalia’s premier intelligence agency could have significant impact as the country approaches critical elections amid the ongoing battle against terrorists.
Mahad Mohamed Salad, the man credited with transforming Mogadishu’s security landscape during his previous tenure as the head of Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), returns as the country faces a critical moment. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s decision to reappoint Salad comes as the Horn of Africa nation prepares for a landmark shift from…
