UPDATE 1-Somalia’s Puntland new president vows to fight insecurity
GAROWE, Somalia, Jan 8 (SDN) – Parliament narrowly elected former prime minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali as president of Puntland on Wednesday, backing his campaign against corruption and insecurity in the relatively peaceful Somali region. At the tip of the Horn of Africa and with a third of Somalia’s population of about 10 million, the semi-autonomous…
