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MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia’s president has signed a disputed law extending his mandate for two years, the state news agency reported, setting the Horn of Africa nation on a collision course with donors who strongly oppose the move. Somalia s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo addresses lawmakers after winning the vote at the airport in Somalia s capital Mogadishu, February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo
Somalia, with only limited central government since 1991, is trying to rebuild with international help but the path back to stability has been obstructed by a political crisis caused by a failure to hold elections that were due in February.
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