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Tight security as Somalia elects Speaker of the Lower House
The Lower House election comes a day after the Speaker of Somalia's Senate was re-elected.
Major roads have been closed in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, and journalists barred from attending the venue, as got underway for the Speaker of the parliament's Lower House.
Plus, Nigeria's Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, on the role of African Parliaments in safeguarding democracy.
And fruit-sellers benefit from a surge in demand for dates during the month of Ramadan.
Photo: Somali politicians. Credit: AFP.
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