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Somalia: Somalia's Election Raises More Questions Than Answers
The Conversation Africa, 31 May 2022
Somalia now has a new parliament - and a president elected by its 329 lawmakers. This followed more than a year's delay. Read more »
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Somalia: A Welcome Chance for a Reset
Crisis Group, 31 May 2022
It took sixteen months, but Somalia's elections have finally concluded - and without major incident. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Omar Mahmood looks at the challenges… Read more »
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Somalia: International Community Urged to Support New Administration
UN News, 23 May 2022
The recent conclusion of the electoral process in Somalia offers a long-awaited opportunity to make progress on other urgent national priorities, the UN Special Representative for… Read more »
Somalia's New President Faces Uphill Battle
Former president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has handed power to his successor Hassan Sheikh Mohamud who was elected as the 10th president in May 15, 2022 elections in Mogadishu.
As he settles into office, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud faces a politically divided nation, huge public expectations and the specter of Al-Shabaab, a militant group which has remained a potent threat since it emerged in 2007, Voice of America reports.
Fawzia Yusuf, a former deputy prime minister who ran for president in the just concluded elections, said the new president has the uphill task of constituting a competent government given the many competing interests.
In the coming days, the president is expected to name a new prime minister who will need parliamentary approval before proceeding to name a Cabinet.
According to Abdurahman Sheikh Azhari, the director of the Mogadishu-based Center for Analysis and Strategic Studies, the new president, like his predecessor, doesn't have much leeway in dealing with Al-Shabaab.
Farmajo served as 9th president from 2017 to 2022 after a year of delay in the elections due to the political crisis in the country.
The president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addresses guests during the inauguration ceremony for Hirshabelle President, Ali Abdullahi Osoble held in Jowhar on October 22, 2016.
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Somalia: New President Faces Familiar Political, Security Challenges
VOA, 22 May 2022
Somalia's new president is starting his four-year term facing familiar top issues such as the country's political divide and rising attacks by al-Qaida-linked insurgent group… Read more »
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Somalia: Farmajo Makes a Peaceful Transfer of Power
Shabelle, 23 May 2022
The former president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has handed over the power to his successor Hassan Sheikh Mohamud who was elected as the 10th president in May 15 election in… Read more »
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Somalia: Hassan Sheikh and Farmajo Meet in Villa Somalia
Shabelle, 21 May 2022
The outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and the new president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today held face-to-face talks in Villa Somalia. Read more »
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Harun Maruf for Voice of America reports that parliament has re-elected former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud following marathon voting in Mogadish Read more »
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Local officials and security sources have said that Al-Shabaab fighters stormed an African Union military base in the village of El-Baraf in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region on May ... Read more »
