
New Somali President pledges to work 'for a brilliant tomorrow'
The new president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has pledged to work 'for a brilliant tomorrow' after being elected by the country's parliament on Sunday.
The new president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has pledged to work 'for a brilliant tomorrow' after being elected by the country's parliament on Sunday. The Director of the Horn Institute, Dr Hassan Kannenje, gives us his analysis.
Also in the programme: Presidential front runner and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga named Martha Wangari Karua as his running mate. A Swiss-Ghanaian company raises cocoa farmers' salaries by buying parts of the cocoa fruit that are usually discarded, but what do they do with it? Founder of plus-size fashion brand Dear Curves, Ojoma Idegwu, tells how she's helped expand beauty standards and contributed to the multi-billion global fashion industry. And we find out why has the Mali junta decided to pull out from the G5 Sahel.
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