Somalia: Tension as president extends mandate
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There’s tension in Mogadishu after President Mohamed Abdullahi "Farmajo" Mohamed signed a controversial law extending his mandate by two years. The chief commander of police has been sacked because he opposed the move.
Researchers have found that drug-resistant malaria is gaining ground on the continent.
Sierra Leone’s health minister Dr Austin Demby responds to the nationwide junior doctors’ strike in the country.
(Photo: President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Credit: Getty Images)
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