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Somalia's top court rejects president's term extension amid political crisis

The country's first nationwide elections since 1969 are due next year - a timetable now thrown into doubt.

Somalia's top court rejects president's term extension amid political crisis
Somalia's top court rejects president's term extension amid political crisisPhoto: BBC Africa

The country's first nationwide elections since 1969 are due next year - a timetable now thrown into doubt.

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