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Al-Shabaab at the heart of the campaign

The battle for power in Hargeisa, with the presidential election [...]

Published on 22.09.2017 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Musa Bihi Abdi isolated over the Emirates military base

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Mediation begins between Hargeisa and Mogadishu

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