At a heavily-guarded airport complex, Somali MPs are voting Sunday in a long-delayed presidential election, with four already chosen to advance to a second round
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#BREAKING Somalia elects Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as president
#UPDATE Former president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected to a new term as Somalia's president on Sunday, with celebratory gunfire erupting in the capital Mogadishu
Many hope the vote will end a political crisis that has lasted well over a year
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Many hope the vote will end a political crisis that has lasted well over a year
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Somalia's new president knows the job well, having served in the role from 2012-2017
He has promised to transform the country into "a peaceful country that is at peace with the world" but faces major hurdles
Read @AFP's profile of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
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He has promised to transform the country into "a peaceful country that is at peace with the world" but faces major hurdles
Read @AFP's profile of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
u.afp.com/w6WX
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