SOMALIA-MOGADISHU-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
(220516) -- MOGADISHU, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is seen during the presidential election in Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 15, 2022. The Somalian parliament on Sunday chose Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the country's new president in a third-round runoff in an election that has been delayed for over a year. The 67-year-old Mohamud, former Somalian president in 2012-2017, won 214 votes from lawmakers, defeating incumbent President Mohamed Farmajo, who garnered 110 votes. Mohamud was immediately sworn in after the vote. (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua)

June 24, (THEWILL) – Somalia’s new President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, said on Friday, he is isolating after testing positive for COVID-19, shortly after returning from a trip to the United Arab Emirates.

“So far, I have no symptoms, but I will continue to self-isolate and serve the people of Somalia from home. I ask we all keep each other safe by following public health advice and guidelines”, he said.

The 66-year-old president returned Friday, from the United Arab Emirates where he had made his first official trip abroad since his election on May 15.

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Mohamud is a former academic and peace activist, who was previously president from 2012 to 2017, but whose first administration was dogged by claims of corruption and infighting.

Somalia has recorded 26,748 coronavirus cases of which 1,361 have been fatal, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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