Mogadishu, Dec 25, 2025 (AFP) - Somalis vote in Mogadishu's first local election in decades

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2025-12-25

Somali authorities imposed tight security Thursday for the first direct elections held in the Mogadishu region for nearly 60 years which were boycotted by opposition leaders. Some 10,000 security forces were mobilised and the city airport was closed for the election seen as a test ahead of a presidential ballot next year in a country struggling to emerge from decades of conflict, an Islamist insurgency and frequent natural disasters. Long queues......

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