Farmaajo drops US citizenship, but will this deliver victory?

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo. The president has renounced his second citizenship of the United States. PHOTO | AFP

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has cemented his nationalistic credentials by renouncing his American citizenship as the electioneering race heats up.

On Thursday, President Farmaajo, who had acquired his US citizenship by naturalisation after serving as a Somali diplomat there, said with that decision behind him, he can now focus on his work.