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Somalia: Tension as president extends mandate

Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

There鈥檚 tension in Mogadishu after President Mohamed Abdullahi "Farmajo" Mohamed signed a controversial law extending his mandate by two years. The chief commander of police has been sacked because he opposed the move.

Researchers have found that drug-resistant malaria is gaining ground on the continent.

Sierra Leone鈥檚 health minister Dr Austin Demby responds to the nationwide junior doctors鈥� strike in the country.

(Photo: President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Credit: Getty Images)

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Thu 15 Apr 2021 17:06GMT
麻豆社 World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

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