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Bumpy Road Ahead for New Somali President Farmaajo

Members of parliament are currently casting their vote for a new president but the successful candidate will inherit a long list of challenges, including economic, terrorism, clan rivalries and food insecurity.

Ilyas Ahmed/UN

The newly elected president of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo (centre) makes an acceptance speech after he was sworn into office at the Mogadishu Airport hangar on February 8, 2017.

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