Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Somalia Elects New President

The Associated Press published on 8 February 2017 an article titled "Former Prime Minister, a U.S. Citizen, Wins Somalia Presidential Election."

The Somali Parliament consisting of 275 members of the lower legislative house and 54 senators elected on the second ballot former prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo as the new president of Somalia. Farmajo is a dual Somali-U.S. national.