Somalia remembers former president who died with coronavirus

Former Somali state minister for presidential affairs Abdulkadir Moallim Noor, centre, prays over the body of former president Ali Mahdi Mohamed (Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP)

Somalia held a state funeral for former president Ali Mahdi Mohamed, who died with Covid-19 earlier this week in neighbouring Kenya.

The seaside capital was brought to a standstill, with all the main roads blocked by the army and police as the hearse was transported to a mosque where the late president’s family paid their last respects.