Somalia
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Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. Stretching across the Horn of Africa, it borders Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest,
Neolithic rock art at the Laas Geel complex depicting a long-horned cow
Men from Punt carrying Gifts, Tomb of Rekhmire.
The Beden is a fast, ancient Somali single or double-masted maritime ship.
The Silk Road extending from China to southern Europe, Arabia, Somalia, Egypt, Persia, India, and Java
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is a Somali politician who is serving as president of Somalia since 2022, his presidency being disputed since 2026. He previously held the office from 2012 to 2017.
Somalia
…Government of Somalia, the first permanent central government in the country since the start of the civil war, was established in August 2012 with Hassan Sheikh Mohamud elected as president. In August 2014, the Somali government-led Operation Indian Ocean was launched against insurgent-held pockets in the countryside…
Hassan in 2022
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at his presidential inauguration ceremony, September 2012.
Hassan in the US at The Pentagon in 2022
Hassan with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in 2022