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  • Dual Somali-US citizen elected president in historic vote

    02/11/2017 2:03:21 AM PST · by blueplum · 22 replies
    AP ^ | 08 Feb 2017 5:39pm EST | Abdi Guled
    MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A former prime minister who holds dual Somali-U.S. citizenship was elected Somalia's president on Wednesday, declaring a new "era of unity" as he took on the daunting task of bringing the long-chaotic country its first fully functioning central government in a quarter-century. [snip]Thousands of jubilant Somalis poured into the streets, chanting the new president's name as cheering soldiers fired into the air. "Somalia will be another Somalia soon," said Ahmed Ali, a police officer celebrating in the crowd. [snip]The new president represents a generation of Somalis scattered abroad by conflict who cautiously have begun to return...