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The rules behind Pope Leo remaining a US citizen now he’s a foreign head of state

Other US citizens have served as foreign heads of state

The Independent UK · May 25, 2025

Outgoing Somali president admits sending 5,000 troops to Eritrea

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Somalia’s outgoing president, acknowledged for the first time that 5,000 of the nation’s soldiers were sent to Eritrea last year to undergo training and said their return was delayed to prevent political upheaval.

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2022

Somalia backs President Mohamud for second term, hoping for peace and stability

Sworn in early on Monday, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud becomes the first Somali president to win a second term. He has vowed to transform the troubled Horn of Africa nation into "a peaceful country that is at peace with the world."

Radio France Internationale · May 16, 2022

Somalia set to hold overdue presidential election

Citing security reasons, police in Somalia announce curfew in Mogadishu ahead of the long-delayed election.

Al Jazeera · May 14, 2022

Somali police announce curfew in capital during Sunday's presidential vote

Police in Somalia have announced a 33-hour curfew on the capital Mogadishu that will keep almost all residents at home during a presidential election by lawmakers on Sunday, in which incumbent leader Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is seeking a second term.

Reuters · May 14, 2022

Behind blast walls, Somali parliament to choose new president

Two former presidents will face off against the incumbent in Somalia's long-delayed presidential vote on Sunday behind blast walls to protect lawmakers from Islamist attacks and meddling by factions within the security services.

Reuters · May 13, 2022

Somalia set to elect new president amid growing insecurity

Somalia is set to hold its long-delayed presidential vote on Sunday, ending the convoluted electoral process that raised tensions in the country when the president’s term expired last year without a successor in place

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

Factbox-Old faces lead race for presidency of turbulent Somalia

Almost 40 candidates have registered for Somalia's long-delayed presidential election on Sunday, to be decided by parliament in a heavily-guarded airport hangar given the impossibility of a general vote in the dysfunctional and violent nation.

Reuters · May 10, 2022

Somalia parliament picks Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur as new speaker

Somalia's lawmakers elected Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur as their new speaker on Thursday, in a vote that was delayed most of the previous day due to disagreements over who would be in charge of the security of the venue of the vote.

Reuters · Apr 28, 2022

Somalia PM asks peacekeepers to secure parliamentary speaker vote

Somalia's prime minister has asked African Union soldiers to take over protection of lawmakers as they pick new leadership, after warning police and intelligence officials not to interfere in the long-overdue elections.

Reuters · Apr 27, 2022