Somalia lawmakers elected moderate Islamist as president

Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, the former chairman of the Islamic Courts Union, is seen as someone who might be able to unite Somalia’s warring clans.

A moderate Islamist leader was elected as Somalia’s president today, spurring street celebrations in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, and raising hopes for improved security in the Horn of Africa nation.

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