Somalia: how will spy agency NISA operate under new intelligence chief Mahad Salad?

Opion by Abdallah D. Aw Hersi*

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud appointed Mahad Salad, an MP, to become the Director of National Intelligence and Security Agency. He will take over from the acting director Yasin Farey, appointed by the former President.

Between 2012 and 2017 President Mohamud appointed two NISA directors. Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Sanbaloolshe…