However, his declaration received no recognition, as his rival Ali Mahdi Muhammad had already been elected interim President at a conference in Djibouti and recognized as such by the international community.
Namun, deklarasi tersebut tidak mendapat pengakuan, karena saingannya Ali Mahdi Muhammad telah terpilih sebagai Presiden sementara pada sebuah konferensi di Djibouti dan diakui oleh dunia internasional.