22/08/2019
Incumbent named victor in tense Somali state vote, rival claims win
Two rival candidates both claimed victory Thursday in a tense and closely-watched regional election in southern Somalia that the federal government in Mogadishu had vowed not to recognise. The hard-fought election in Jubaland, a semi-autonomous state bordering Kenya, had been postponed several times as a result of what observers say is a power struggle between Mogadishu, the regional government and their foreign backers. Jubaland authorities had accused the federal government of trying to ......
