Somalis vote in Mogadishu’s first local election in nearly 60 years

Somalians voted on Thursday in the Mogadishu region’s first direct local election in nearly 60 years, despite security concerns and a boycott by opposition leaders. The election is seen as a test ahead of the 2026 presidential ballot, in a country struggling to emerge from decades of conflict and chaos, an Islamist insurgency and frequent

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