Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said on Wednesday he would drop an attempt to extend his term by two years, bowing to domestic and international pressure after clashes in the capital Mogadishu split security forces along clan lines.

Bowing to pressure, Somalia's president agrees not to extend presidential term

Popularly known as Farmajo, he had 184 votes to incumbent president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's 97 votes. Mohamud then decided to drop out

Somalia's former prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi elected President

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Bowing to pressure, Somalia's president agrees not to extend presidential term

Somalia's former prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi elected President