Elections In Somalia And France, Chicagoans Hurt By ‘Travel Ban’ And Seven People Transforming Their Communities

Somalis celebrate and hold banners of newly elected Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Former prime minister Farmajo who holds dual Somali-U.S. citizenship was declared Somalia’s new president Wednesday, immediately taking the oath of office as the long-chaotic country moved toward its first fully functioning central government in a quarter-century.
Somalis celebrate and hold banners of newly elected Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia. Former prime minister Farmajo who holds dual Somali-U.S. citizenship was declared Somalia's new president Wednesday, immediately taking the oath of office as the long-chaotic country moved toward its first fully functioning central government in a quarter-century. Farah Abdi Warsameh / AP Photo
Somalis celebrate and hold banners of newly elected Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Former prime minister Farmajo who holds dual Somali-U.S. citizenship was declared Somalia’s new president Wednesday, immediately taking the oath of office as the long-chaotic country moved toward its first fully functioning central government in a quarter-century.
Somalis celebrate and hold banners of newly elected Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia. Former prime minister Farmajo who holds dual Somali-U.S. citizenship was declared Somalia's new president Wednesday, immediately taking the oath of office as the long-chaotic country moved toward its first fully functioning central government in a quarter-century. Farah Abdi Warsameh / AP Photo

Elections In Somalia And France, Chicagoans Hurt By ‘Travel Ban’ And Seven People Transforming Their Communities

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