Ex-Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was on Sunday, May 15 announced as the new president of Somali after he was re-elected into office following an intense contest with the incumbent Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo.

His win followed after three rounds of voting where he garnered 214 votes against his competitor who had 114 votes.

Mohamud who previously served as Somalis president between 2012 and 2017, makes history as the first president to be re-elected in Somalia.

In his acceptance speech from the airport compound in Mogadishu, Mohamud said "We have to move ahead, we do not need grudges. No avenging,"  

His win saw his supporters defying curfew orders to celebrate the win, the cheered and fired guns in the air.