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EDITORIAL | The first two weeks of July have been an eventful mass of political activities in Somalia. But the public is not yet aware of a solution to an ongoing problem: the kind of elections the country will hold before the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021. This week, federal state presidents have gathered in Dhusamareb, the capital of the state of Galmudug. The agenda was to strengthen their voice on the national political stage and push for a common position on elections and other important issues. After…

President Mohamed Abdullahi 'Farmajo' and his Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre Administration of the Federal Authorities of Somalia, beneath the banner of their authorities N&N (Nabad iyo Nolol), which means 'peace and life', have boasted sufficient since their arrival in energy. Their dogmatic assertion, nonetheless, raises many questions that demand solutions: what does “peace and life” actually imply to them? If this implies "to reside in peace" beneath what circumstances do they need us to reside in peace?…

President Mohamed Abdullahi 'Farmajo' and his Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre Administration of the Federal Authorities of Somalia, underneath the banner of their authorities N&N (Nabad iyo Nolol), that means `` peace and life '', have boasted sufficient since their arrival in energy. Their dogmatic assertion, nevertheless, raises many questions that demand solutions: what does “peace and life” actually imply to them? If this implies "to stay in peace" underneath what situations do they need us to stay in…

EDITORIAL | The claims of Somali Prime Minister Hassan Khaire that elections should be held on time to avoid future security and constitutional crises are welcome. Sir. Khaire's comments after the meeting with his cabinet in Mogadishu signal that the federal government in Somalia is really focused on holding elections on time as planned. Somalia had scheduled elections for lawmakers before the end of this year to replace MPs whose term ends in late October. The country was expected to elect a federal president by…

EDITORIAL | Somalia's election program may have hit its head last week when the head of the National Independent Electoral Commission admitted it could not hold elections on time. Citing war between stakeholders, uncertainty and incomplete legal system; Ms. Halima Ismail suggested instead of having some sort of extension of the established to either a paper-based choice (before) or a biometric choice . But the concern from this concession has been the apparent change in attitude from Somalia's international…

EDITORIAL | There were positive signs this week in Somalia, so gratifyingly it showed that key political stakeholders were eager to open their dead communication channels for the benefit of the country. Then there were also bad signs bad enough to show that the old perennial problems in Somalia have not yet been tackled. When Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo almost spoke to the presidents of the federal member states for the first time in more than a year; it was good. When the meeting tentatively…

Somalia's week in politics can be very long, especially as elections approach. EDITORIAL | This week, three things happened: The federal government of Somalia participated in advisory talks with Somaliland, the first such tangible discussion in almost five years. Mogadishu also recognized, albeit as interim, the president of Jubaland Ahmed Madobe. President Mohamed Farmaajo also invited all federal Member States to dialogue on security and political issues before the election. We welcome these steps, even though…

EDITORIAL | Somalia's federal parliament reopened on Saturday amid Jews from a section of lawmakers who were angry at the way President Mohamed Farmajo controlled things. In the midst of the chaos, however, President Farmajo is to be commended for having promised that things will be "different" in the upcoming election. The leader promised that there would be elections for a one-person-vote, something that every Somali citizen under the age of 40 has never seen happen in the country. Still, the president told a…

EDITORIAL | There are certain things about Mogadishu that every Somali often agrees with. First, the city has existed for most of the last 11 centuries, has an important port city and is a major business center in the Horn of Africa. It is also the capital of Somalia. At present, however, much of the debate surrounding Mogadishu is political over how it should be run. Like many other capitals in the world, Mogadishu could be like Washington, DC; where the federal government through Congress directly influences…

Creating a Real Madrid biggest XI or a Barcelona biggest XI is impossibly tough tasks as it is.But imagine the headache when trying to put together a classic combined XI of these two Spanish giants?Well, we went. And here it is.Iker Casillas - Real Madrid | Manuel Queimadelos Alonso / Getty ImagesAll in all, Iker Casillas spent 25 years at Real Madrid and joined his hometown club just nine years old. He joined the first team as a 16-year-old, made his debut as an 18-year-old and was virtually immobile until 2012.Casillas…