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Somalia's meeting on elections inches closer to deal

Hussein Roble.

Somalia's Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble (far end) chairs the NCF meeting at ‘the big tent’, that is located in the former headquarter of the Somali air force on May 23, 2021. PHOTO | COURTESY | PM INFORMATION OFFICE

By  Abdulkadir Khalif

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Nation Media Group

Somalia’s key stakeholders ended their fourth day of talks in the capital Mogadishu with the strongest hint that a political deal will be reached by Thursday.

The details emerged on Tuesday following a marathon set of discussions from the weekend, with participants saying they had agreed on various issues that were initially contentious.

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