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Spotlight | Somalia
UN maps out Somalia's future without consulting African Union

Soldiers of the African Union Mission in Somalia in Mogadishu in 2019. © Feisal Omar/Reuters

With less than a month to go to presidential elections which look increasingly unlikely to take place, an independent UN report has reviewed the options available to Somalia to get out of its current difficulties. [...]

Published on 22.01.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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