What Somalia's Election Failure Means for Regional Stability — April 15, 2021

After failing to hold elections in February, Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo passed legislation this week to extend his power for at least two more years, prompting global concern. Somali academic Abdi Aynte and former US diplomat Elizabeth Shackelford join Deep Dish to unpack the players in Somalia's politics and what role the international community should — or shouldn't— have in its future.

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