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Somalia: President Backtracks Over Extending His Term, Laying Groundwork for Polls
RFI, 28 April 2021
Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Tuesday bowed to pressure over his bid to extend his presidential term, saying he would instead ask Somali lawmakers to restore an… Read more »
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Somalia: Opposition Welcomes President Dropping Term Extension
VOA, 28 April 2021
Somalia's opposition politicians have cautiously welcomed President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed's move to drop a controversial two-year extension of his term in office. But questions… Read more »
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Somalia: We Have Been Hampered by Foreign Entities - President
DW, 27 April 2021
The president agreed to not extend his term in an overnight speech. The country's prime minister had signaled his opposition to the president's plan to extend his mandate. Some… Read more »
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Somalia: Somalia's Farmaajo Backs Down From Controversial Term Extension
Nation, 28 April 2021
Somalia's Lower House has been thrust in the spotlight, again, after President Mohamed Farmaajo announced he will ask the chamber to cancel an extension of his term. Read more »
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Somalia: Farmaajo to Address Anxious Somalia Public as Allies Flee His Camp
Nation, 27 April 2021
Somalia's President Mohamed Farmaajo was on Tuesday evening expected to deliver a national address, as more of his closest allies fled his camp over a simmering electoral dispute. Read more »