Somalia: President Farmajo reverses decision to extend term - a podcast by BBC World Service

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Somalia’s president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has reversed his decision to extend his term in office by two years. There has been an escalation in fighting in recent days, with the United Nations saying as many as 100,000 people have fled fighting in the capital Mogadishu. We hear from the government.

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