Somalia: Elections Still Delayed After Failure of President-Hosted Talks

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Somalia: Elections Still Delayed After Failure of President-Hosted Talks

[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as "Farmaajo," is under increasing pressure to make a deal on holding delayed elections. A two-day conference this week failed to end the political standoff.

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