Tag: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
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Ex-president of Somalia, Mohamud, re-elected as head of state
F ormer Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was on Sunday re-elected as head of state of the East African country. The 66-year-old politician prevailed against 35 candidates in the election for the country’s highest office, including the incumbent president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who had replaced Mohamud in power in February 2017.
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AU, Somalia condemn terror attacks, vow to fight extremism
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and African Union (AU) top envoy on Monday condemned Sunday’s Mogadishu seaport attack in Somalia and vowed to defeat extremists as death toll rose to 29. Mohamud in a statement called on security forces in the country to be on high alert to prevent any other attacks noting that innocent…