In October 2011, a coordinated multinational operation began against Al-Shabaab in southern Somalia; the Ethiopian military eventually joined the Transitional Federal Government-led mission the following month.[69] The Federal Government of Somalia was later established on August 20, 2012,[59] representing the first permanent central government in the country since the start of the civil war.[59] The following month, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected as the new Somali government's first President, with the Ethiopian authorities welcoming his selection and newly appointed Prime Minister of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn attending Mohamud's inauguration ceremony.[60] Kenya See Kenya–Somalia relations Relations between Kenya and Somalia have historically been tense.