Somali mystery

an adviser to the somali oil ministry has questioned why his report into dealings between the somalian government and soma Oil & Gas has taken so long to emerge.

soma, which counts former conservative leader Lord Howard as its chairman, is under investigation by the serious Fraud Office over payments made to officials in its quest for oil and gas in somalia.

abdul abdurahman, senior partner at Us law firm Bausch abdurahman, said he was ‘mystified’ as to why his February report had only just been disclosed and confirmed he was still an adviser to the ministry despite claims to the contrary.