Mogadishu, Dec 25, 2025 (AFP) - Mogadishu votes in first local elections in decades under tight security

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2025-12-25

Somalians turned out in droves on Thursday to vote in local elections in the capital Mogadishu -- the first by universal suffrage in nearly 60 years -- with the city locked down amid security concerns. The east African country is struggling to emerge from decades of conflict and chaos, battling a bloody Islamist insurgency and frequent natural disasters. Long lines snaked outside seven polling stations that an AFP correspondent in the capital vis......

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