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The Somali Parliament announces it will hold elections on the 15th of May. With less than two weeks to go, we ask Secretary-General Abdikarim Booh what's the reason behind the short notice.

Also in the programme: Six midwives are to be tried in Senegal over the death of an unborn child and its mother; Bill Gates talks about how to prevent the next pandemic; Sudanese political analyst Kohoold Khair says activists in his country prepare more protests to demand an end to military rule. And Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has started a two-day visit to the southeast region of Ebonyi State, where separatist groups have stepped up attacks in recent times.

(Photo: Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi is seen after being elected as new President of Somalia at the parliament in Mogadishu, Somalia on February 08, 2017 Credit: Mohamed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)