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Somalia’s new president to be chosen by politicians behind barricades

Somalia’s new president to be chosen by politicians behind barricades

  • In a crowded field of 35 aspirants, former presidents Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud are the frontrunners
  • Incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, nicknamed ‘Farmaajo’ for his reputed love of Italian formaggio cheese, looks unlikely to be re-elected
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