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Who is in charge in Somalia?

Somalia’s government and opposition to resume talks over election reforms as the President’s term ends. Also, Zimbabwe to compensate white farmers whose land had been seized.

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's four-year tenure came to an end on May 15th. However, a contentious constitutional amendment has extended it by a year. The country had failed to hold elections over controversy regarding electoral reforms. We hear how Somalia got here, and what is next for the country.

Also, Zimbabwe plans to return commercial farms to white farmers more than two decades after it was seized.

Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna
Producers: Keikantse Shumba, Bella Twine and Rukia Bulle
Technical Producer: David Kinyanjui
Senior Producer: Charles Gitonga
Editors: Priya Sippy and Maryam Abdalla

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