Mogadishu votes in first local elections in decades under tight security

The east African country is struggling to emerge from decades of conflict and chaos, battling a bloody Islamist insurgency and frequent natural disasters. Long lines snaked outside seven polling stations that an AFP correspondent in the capital visited early on Thursday, with those waiting impatient and excited to cast their ballots. "This is a great day," Guhad Ali, 37, said, proudly showing his ink-stained finger, proof that he had voted. "I am so proud that I don't even feel that I'm queuing," said 29-year-old mother of two Shamso Ahmed...