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MOGADISHU — Somalia’s National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission on Wednesday set April 2026 for state-level local council elections, a timetable that places the vote about a month before President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s current term ends and intensifies pressure on leaders to settle the country’s electoral rules. Elections slated for April 2026, weeks before President Mohamud’s term expires Voter registration to resume in Baidoa, Jowhar and Dhusamareb; 12 new districts added, bringing total to 35 Talks…

UN Security Council to meet on Iran as U.S. pulls some personnel from Middle East bases The U.N. Security Council is expected to convene for a briefing on the situation in Iran at the request of the United States, according to a scheduling note cited by a spokesperson for the Somali presidency. The move comes as the U.S. withdraws some personnel from regional bases amid heightened tensions and warnings from Tehran that it would target American facilities if struck. A U.S. official said some drawdowns are underway. Qatar…