May 22/2022/ENA/ Somalia’s new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is set to take over office officially on Monday after a full transfer of power by outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo. Ahead of the handover, Farmaajo took Mohamud on a tour of the presidential palace on Saturday, walking him through various departments of the presidency, CGTN reported today. Somali legislators have elected former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the country’s next president, following an election held on May 15. At the end of the process, the newly-elected President pledged to work towards peace. I will implement my motto: Somalia at peace with itself and with the world,” Mohamud said in his victory speech.

Source: Ethiopian News May 22, 2022 15:50 UTC