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Niger: Preparations are underway for presidential run-off

The ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum will face former president Mahamane Ousmane

The winner of the presidential run-off in Niger on Sunday will face several challenges such as rising jihadist violence and poverty.

The UN says it鈥檚 鈥渄eeply concerned鈥� about clashes between opposition and security forces in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

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