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Lafta-Garen was elected in December 2018 following a deadly protest in Baidoa over the arrest of Mukhtar Robow, the former deputy Al-Shabaab leader who was running for the regional presidency.

Mohamud, an academic becomes the 10th president of Somalia since the country became an independent nation in East Africa in 1960 from Britain and Italian colonies. 

Last year, intelligence and UN reports have surfaced that revealed the presence of Somali forces in the Tigray region during the deadly battle between the Ethiopian government and the TPLF rebel group in the north.

A Somali diplomat close to Mohamud told The Times of Israel that his return to power was a positive development for a potential normalization process between Mogadishu and Jerusalem.

A UN report revealed that the youths recruited by Fahad and lured with fake work in Qatar were killed in the Tigray conflict last year while fighting along with Ethiopian and Eritrea forces against the TPLF rebels.

Farmajo has stayed in Villa Somalia, the state house for more than five years, one year beyond his four-year term that expired in February 2021.

Mohamud beat Farmaajo in the Horn of African country's election held on May 15 in Mogadishu, garnering 214 votes against the latter's 110 votes in the third round.

Meanwhile, a severe drought threatens to drive millions into famine, and UN agencies have warned of a humanitarian catastrophe unless early action is taken.

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has welcomed Biden’s decision as an important step towards the stability and fight against terrorism in his Horn of Africa country which is dealing with the threat of the Al-Shabaab group.

In January 2022, Prime Minister Roble ordered the release of the UAE money from the central bank and it was stopped by the outgoing president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who is a close ally of Qatar.

Battling al-Shabab, the al-Qaida-affiliated terror group that has stepped up its attacks in Mogadishu in recent months, is one of the biggest challenges that lie ahead for the president.

US officials have suggested that the final decision on whether to send troops to Somalia “had taken time because of Biden’s caution over sending US troops into a conflict zone”, The Guardian reported.