Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Abdiweli Mohamed Ali elected President of Somalia's Puntland

Newly elected President of Somalia's Puntland, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali. PHOTO/European Press Agency

Parliament narrowly elected former prime minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali as president Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland on Wednesday, backing his campaign against corruption and insecurity in the relatively peaceful Somali region.

At the tip of the Horn of Africa and with a third of Somalia's population of about 10 million, Puntland spans the north of Somalia and has largely

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