
Somali state braces for election with risks to regional stability
- Mogadishu is accused by Jubaland of trying to oust President Ahmed Madobe by backing the opposition, in what observers say is a bid to get a loyalist into power in the strategic region
- Kenya sees Jubaland, a lush, relatively prosperous part of Somalia where it has many troops, as a buffer between it and Al-Shabab militants
