Attacks intensify as Somalia prepares for presidential election
By dw
30 March 2022 |
12:55 pm
Concerns are growing over rising insecurity in Somalia as the Horn of Africa nation edges closer to a much-delayed presidential election. Al-Shabab militants have warned they will target politicians.
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