Somalia president backtracks on plan to extend his term
President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed says he’s prepared to hold elections and calls for talks
28 April 2021 - 22:28
Somalian President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has said he’s prepared to hold elections, after a controversial plan to extend his mandate without a vote drew international condemnation and stoked violence in the Horn of Africa nation.
Mohamed, also known as Farmajo, called for urgent talks on the return to a September 17 agreement between the federal and regional governments to hold an indirect election...
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