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Why is it so hard to hold elections in Somalia?
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Somalia s government is in emergency talks with state leaders to see if they can break a political deadlock to hold crucial national elections. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo s term ends on 8 February - but a new leader cannot be elected without parliamentary elections, which have been delayed.
Somalia s gains in recent years - greater security, a working government and a growing economy - have been threatened by the coronavirus pandemic and locust swarms. They are now are at even greater risk.
BBC Monitoring s Ibrahim Aydid explains why the polls have yet to take place.