Sole candidate Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi slips quietly into Yemen’s top job


Issue 918 - 23 Feb 2012 | 5 minute read

Little is known about the incoming president – the only name on Yemen’s 21 February ballot; analysts question whether a man most recognisable for his low profile can even hope to step clear of his predecessor’s shadow. GSN takes a look at the unlikely man now at the helm of a country in turmoil

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