BBC News Why is it so hard to hold elections in Somalia? Close Somalia's government is in emergency talks with state leaders to see if they can break a political deadlock to hold crucial national elections. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's term ends on 8 February - but a new leader cannot be elected without parliamentary elections, which have been delayed. Somalia's gains in recent years - greater security, a working government and a growing economy - have been threatened by the coronavirus pandemic and locust swarms. They are now are at even greater risk. BBC Monitoring's Ibrahim Aydi...