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Somalia election 2016: Candidate profiles

Somalia presidential candidates. ILLUSTRATIONS | JOHN NYAGAH | NATION MEDIA GROUP

HASSAN SHEIKH MOHAMUD

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. ILLUSTRATION | JOHN NYAGAH | NATION MEDIA GROUP

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