Somalia: First-Time Politician Named as New PM

Somalia's president named a new prime minister on Thursday, bringing a first-time politician into government. Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed replaces Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, who had a long-running feud with President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. Sharmarke resigned last month.

The 48-year-old prime minister, who was educated in the United States, spoke to journalists minutes after his nomination

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