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EDITORIAL | Somalia has this week clarified its neutrality in the smoldering dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt over the large $ 4.8 billion water dam project on the Nile River that Addis Ababa is laying up. In an interview with a television station this week, Ahmed Isse Awad, the Somali foreign minister explained that the neutrality of Mogadishu could actually help convey a useful solution between the two sides. But it threw a new wrench into the works of relations between Somalia and Egypt as well as Mogadishu and…

EDITORIAL | Da Dr. Fawziya Abikar Nor, the Somali health minister, announced on Monday in Mogadishu that a case of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) had been confirmed in the country, it may have only ended an anxious wait. But this announcement could now create new anxiety: Somalia, which has been on a positive trajectory recently on most fronts, is being forced to take a break. This week, for example, Somali Minister of Air Transport and Airports Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar imposed a 15-day ban on international flights,…

EDITORIAL | In March 2012, Abdihakim Ali Yasin, Somalia's then Special Envoy to President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, presented a letter of intent to join the East African community in Kenya. Kenya was then the EAC's chairman of the bloc and Moses Wetang'ula when the foreign minister received the application as chairman of the Council of Ministers. Sir. Wetang'ula said the application was a good step and that it could help the country recover after years of civil war and insecurity from Al-Shabaab. "There is no…

EDITORIAL | Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo called his Kenyan counterpart on Thursday and offered to dispel tensions that had punctured their common border at Mandera and Bulla-Hawo in the Gedo region. But whether it could actually remove the tensions was still a matter of debate. On Thursday night, our sources and experts indicated that Farmajo was still keeping its eyes focused on the price: Political suffocation throughout Somalia, regardless of roadblocks. It had begun Monday after special forces…

Look, it's really hard to put together a list of the top 25 players in any position.But it's a lot of fun and arouses debate - and it's football, is it?So here's your current list of the 25 best goalkeepers on the planet right now, according to 90min. Last updated on March 30, 2021.Real Sociedad's number one has a strong season | Soccrates Images / Getty ImagesReal Sociedad have had some super talented players make their kit in recent seasons, and Alex Remiro has impressed himself since coming permanently from rivals…

EDITORIAL | Somalia's history in 2020 could be an inspiration or disillusionment. And depending on who you ask, some people may be credited for leading to this brand or redirecting the country's journey to an unknown area. This week marks a milestone in particular for Somalia: The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) begins its planned troop command on 28 February, reducing the number by initially around 1,000. As recommended by UN Security Council Resolution 2472 of 2019, AMISOM was to begin a gradual…

The Algerian riot police used water cannons to disperse protesters who on Saturday marked the first anniversary of a protest movement seeking a review of the political system. Several thousand people gathered in the capital Algiers, shouting "the people want the fall of the regime" and "we have come to get rid of you", referring to the country's rulers, Agence France-Presse (AFP) told reporters. "No to military power, civilian, non-military state" was written on a banner, referring to the authority…

More than 4,000 people are being forced to flee their homes every day in Burkina Faso amid growing terrorist attacks by terrorist groups, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Friday. "In Burkina Faso, recent attacks by militants on civilians and local authorities have forced a daily average of more than 4,000 people to flee their homes and search for security since January 1," the UNHCR said in a statement. So far, 765,000 people have already been displaced, it added. "People…

English managers are not known for the best Premier League jobs today, with talented coaches from all over the world conducting their business in the world's most lucrative division. No English manager has ever finished higher than second in the Premier League, while Howard Wilkinson is the last to win the top flight, way back in 1992 with Leeds.There is still a good performance record among home coaches. Here's a look at the top 10 English managers in Premier League history ...Stoke City vs. Newcastle United - Premier…

EDITORIAL | Somalia's politics these days are behaving like a moving target. Unanswered other and new things are happening that affect security, economy and society in general. But for a country struggling to discard the mark of insecurity, many things seem to remain like sticking sore thumbs. So this week, after the Galmudug fiasco, we seem to have gone back to the usual federal-government-federal-state drawn by wars. First, the federal government in Somalia sent Somali special forces, reportedly trained by…