POLITICS● ELEVATED2h ago · Oct 16, 2026, 9:53 AM
Somalia sets date for May presidential election amid ongoing Islamist insurgency
RFI [en] · sub saharan africa
Somalia's election commission has announced it will hold parliamentary and presidential polls in April and May next year, but critics say the decision will lead to more conflict in a deeply fragmented country facing a long-running Islamist insurgency.
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