FILE PHOTO: Election banners of Somali presidential candidates are seen along a street in Mogadishu, Somalia. May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Hundreds of Somali parliamentarians will meet on Sunday in a heavily-fortified airport hangar to choose a new president in a vote needed to ensure the impoverished and conflict-riven nation keeps receiving foreign financial aid.
The vote has been delayed over-and-over due to squabbling within government but must be held this month for a $400 million International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme to stay on track.
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