Hassan Barise
FILE - In this Tuesday, June 30, 2020, file photo, Somalia s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, center, prepares to cut the ribbon for the reopening of the stadium in Mogadishu, Somalia. As Somalia marks three decades since a dictator fell and chaos engulfed the country, the government is set to hold a troubled national election but two regional states are refusing to take part in the vote to elect Somalia s president and time is running out before the Feb. 8 date on which mandates expire. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File) January 30, 2021 - 5:43 AM
MOGADISHU, Somalia - As Somalia marks three decades since a dictator fell and chaos engulfed the country, the government is set to hold a troubled national election. Or is it?