Somalia: Somalia Sets Date for May Presidential Election Amid Ongoing Islamist Insurgency

AllAfrica16 October 2026, 13:52 UTCSomalia

[RFI] 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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