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Somalia leaders fail to reach deal on elections: govt

Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo.

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo in Mogadishu on February 8, 2017. PHOTO | AFP

By  AFP

Mogadishu,

Emergency talks between Somalia's divided political leaders have ended without agreement on how to proceed with elections, a government minister has announced just days before the President's mandate expires.

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