Former Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who holds joint American citizenship, was elected president on Wednesday, vowing to crack down on corruption and Al-Shabaab militants.

MOGADISHU: Islamist militants attacked Somalia's presidential compound ... campaign during the current Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. But President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was not there at the ...

Osman was the first president of an independent Somalia, elected in 1960. President “Farmajo” — as he is nicknamed – says he likes to be able to look up and see that portrait. Osman lost ...