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AXADLETM / EDITORIAL - The Somali-based Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab may have struck hard in recent times, but it appears they are continuing to bounce back with deadly consequences. This week, a UN panel of experts on Somalia published a report warning that the group remains a potent threat to peace and security in the region despite bombings by the Somali National Army, the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) and US air drone attacks. Part of the reason, the panel claims, is that Al-Shabaab has…

AXADLETM / EDITORIAL - Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo may be forced to return to the drawing board as political temperatures continue to escalate in Mogadishu ahead of the 2020/21 referendum. Already challenged by a dwindling economy, inter-clan antagonism and Al-Shabaab's threat, Mr Farmajo is persistently under pressure from the new opposition alliance. National Party Forum brings together six major parties, among them the Himilo-Qaran Party of former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and the Union for…

AXADLETM / EDITORIAL - Somalia's main opposition politicians are facing a new coalition that they claim could develop ideas to strengthen the federal system of government and extend the reach of the common man. Known as the Forum of National Parties (FNP), the coalition, now chaired by former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, brings together 6 key political parties, making it the first milestone in Somalia. Ahmed, who led Somalia between 2009 and 2012, is the leader of the Himilo-Qaran party. The coalition…

AXADLETM EDITORIAL - The resurgence of terrorist attacks in Somalia and neighboring Kenya raises a new debate over whether The UN arms embargo on Somalia has worked in full. An assessment by a Nairobi-based peace and justice lobby organization known as the International Policy Group says al-Shabaab has launched at least three attacks a week since January with deadly consequences. Al-Qaeda-linked extremists have attacked Kenyan police stations, killed soldiers and arrested suspects, destroyed communications masts in…

Reviewed by Hassan M. AbukarDelivered: A tough transition in SomaliaCreator: Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Abdiweli Mohamed Ali "Gaas" was Prime Minister of Somalia for 14 months, from June 2011 to October 2012, and is now the pinnacle of the regional authorities of Puntland. His new ebook is a memoir of his childhood, his early and later education, and his tenure as Prime Minister. Oddly sufficient, the ebook doesn't embody his years as president of Puntland.Born within the Sixties to a nomadic household in rural…

The continued humanitarian disaster in Beledweyne, the capital of Hiran province, and several other different cities in Somalia symbolizes and epitomizes systematic institutional failure in Somalia. Beledweyne, about 350 km north of Mogadishu, the Somali capital has been put in jeopardy resulting from poor technique and neglect. The neglect dates again a long time, and subsequent Somali governments will bear the blame. The town which is a gateway and a connection between the southern and central areas of Somalia…

It has been two years since Somalia's most devastating terrorist assault on October 14, 2017, within the capital Mogadishu, killed greater than 600 and left many injured or lacking. As we rejoice this unhappy anniversary and ship our honest condolences, we owe it to victims to ask questions in regards to the metropolis's readiness to reply successfully to disasters of an identical or worse magnitude sooner or later. I used to be the mayor of Mogadishu and governor of the area of Benadir when the horrific assaults…

There must be something in the water in the Mbappe house.While World Cup winner Kylian is already one of the greatest players of his generation and with a chance to become one of the greatest of all time, younger brother Ethan is also making a name for himself in youth football.The 14-year-old has signed a new youth contract with PSG which will run until 2024, and if everything goes according to plan, he can be on the fringes of the first team and be ready to become a professional when it is ready for renewal.Because she is…

There is a connection between a person's blood type and the possibility of developing cancer, shows a recent study from Swedish researchers. Researchers from the Karolinska Institute of Sweden have evaluated and analyzed the data for more than one million people over a period of 35 years, according to a report. The results indicate that people with O-blood group, which is also known as type 0 (zero) blood, are more protected against cancer. The study revealed that those with a blood group have a higher risk of…

After retiring from a legendary playing career, Johan Cruyff began an equally legendary leadership career in 1985 when he patched up the differences with Ajax to take charge of his former club.But the Dutch champion is most revered for his time in Barcelona from 1988 and 1996, another of his previous clubs where his legacy as a player and coach remains enormous to this day.It was a time that produced Barça's iconic "Dream Team", winning four La Liga titles, the Copa del Rey Cup Winners' Cup and the club's first ever European…