Somalia is facing a power vacuum as President Farmaajo’s term ends without agreement on holding elections.
From: Talk to Al Jazeera
Mohamed Abdirizak: Is Somalia’s government legitimate?
Somalia’s foreign minister discusses the government’s legitimacy after official term expired without a new election.
12 Feb 2021
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