Heavy gunfire in Somali capital as row over election delay escalates

The briefing

The opposition has called for protests after the president's term in office was extended by a year

What is at stake

The implications of heavy gunfire in somali capital as row over election delay escalates will become clearer as more details emerge from BBC.

The background

Looking back, BBC and others have reported on the conditions that made heavy gunfire in somali capital as row over election delay escalates possible.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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Signal Ledger view

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of heavy, gunfire, somali, capital, row: The opposition has called for protests after the president's term in office was extended by a year.