Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Somali leaders began negotiations Saturday aimed at organising new elections after the postponement of recent polls sparked one of the country’s worst political crises in years. Tensions soared in the Horn of Africa nation after President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed last month extended by two years a mandate which had expired on February 8. Days after that decision, violence erupted in the capital as government forces clashed with pro-opposition groups who briefly took control of parts of the city. In a bid to de-escalate the unrest, the president, better known by his nickname Farmajo, earlier this month tasked Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble with reaching out to rivals to hold roundtable talks while agreeing to hold presidential and legislative polls.
Somali leaders began negotiations Saturday aimed at organising new elections after the postponement of recent polls sparked one of the country's worst political crises in years.
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