Why is Faroole's nephew whispering things to him?

Sadly, there are many similarities. Saudis are now best friends with Natenyahu. Talk about a regression towards irrelevance.

The average Kurd in Turkey is a good citizen. The problem is the Marxist terrorist groups in Syria and Turkey. These groups are stuck in the 70's Ocalan era. Turkey has every right to stop these groups from gaining more influence.

Somaliland and Puntland, take notice. Pay the trolls or they may not defend you 100%. Only 99% will be given for free Jokes aside, this is utter nonsense. Corrupt Ethiopian elites don't have the vision to even think about helping their country's online reputation by paying social media trolls. They would rather pocket the money themselves and let the country crumble. But even if it was true, what is the problem? Unlike all the Somali trolls who defend their clan fiefdoms here on SOL, the TPLF trolls getting paid defending their Tigray clan fiefdom is fine with me. Not long ago, I remember the opposition accusing Farmaajo of having an army of paid villa Somalia trolls harassing the opposition on social media? Welcome to the modern world.

They need one for the banking system as well (Hawalas). This will be a good source of tax for the government.

The question is, where did he get the money to open a large bakery?

Berta Gumuz region is rich with Gold. The afar region has lots of precious metal deposits as well. The Somali region is rich with oil and gas. The rest of Ethiopia doesn't have much resources.

All possibility the young interns in Garowe working for parliament set up what they thought was a real seminar and paid all deposits only to find out it was a "fake seminar".

This biometric buzzword has lost its lustre as it has become a joke in the last election.

Somaliland is taking quick action dispensing medical supplies and promising much needed projects for Tukaraq residents. The longer things stay this way, the harder it will be for Puntalnd to come back. Somaliland's kitchen table economics strategy is brilliant as it lowers the risk of local residents rushing to defend the old status quo.

The capital should be moved from Garowe then.

How did Waldiya end up being part of the Amhara region?

This thing was over and elders reached a lasting peace. Why kill an innocent man to trigger another clan war? Is this a case of "gardarro garab og"?

haha. Nothing left for other regions. Great fishing towns along the cost of Awdal would thrive if developed.

Faroole has very little principles. He is also very vindictive.

New mayor of Mogadishu (left) with the outgoing mayor (right).

I don’t mind the President removing a mayor he named in the first place, but I think the Federal government lost a great opportunity here. To me, the entire case against Thabit focused on tapering down Thabit’s political rise. Many of Farmaajo’s supporters accuse the mayor of “upstaging” the government. This is the most absurd argument a national salvation government can make. It is trivial and misses the point of what the national priorities must be. If Thabit was doing great things, as many in government circles acknowledge, why not let him do even more by supporting him and giving him the resources he needs? If Thabit was a “rising political threat” making deals with the opposition and had to be “dealt with”, as many on the Federal government camp are insisting, why not get rid of him before the President embarked on that very successful trip to the North? Farmaajo had an opportunity to change the narrative from opposition talking points and focus on rebuilding and reconciliation. The Federal government fell right into another political trap by infuriating yet another influential community in the capital. The news cycle is back to Farmaajo’s government and its political shortcomings in Mogadishu instead of the Presiden't very successful trip to Puntland and Galmudug. Another important point to make is that Farmaajo’s government has developed a habit of being reactive rather than proactive. It stays complicit in things until there is a negative press that impacts its reputation. It is decisions are not driven by principles. An example of this was the eviction of the 4000 innocent people from government land. From all we know, Farmaajo and Kheyre knew about the coming evictions and were informed before Farmaajo left Mogadishu. Even if the top officials were not aware, the federal government could have stopped the eviction order the day it was announced. Instead it waited for days until the news spread everywhere. My last point is, why appoint Mohamed Toulah and Omar Abdirizakh, two diehard loyalists who worked on Farmaajo’s campaign, as vice mayors? The Somali people are desperate for a lasting leadership. The country must move beyond the political score-settling.

Allahunaxriisto the dead. There are no winners in a war like this. It is time to end clan wars and move our Somali people forward. I thought Ceel-Afweyn city was exclusively inhabited by Saalax's family. What is Siilaanyo doing there?

I got the sense the talks were more of a business opportunity than anything else. Thanks for the analysis Galbeedi.

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said late Saturday that Turkish ground offensive into northwestern Syria's Afrin will likely start on Sunday, depending on developments. Speaking to reporters with the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader, Devlet Bahçeli, Yıldırım said that Turkish jets destroyed "almost all" terrorist targets they had identified belonging to the YPG. He said Turkish artillery would continuing to shell the region. "As of tomorrow, depending on developments, our ground elements will carry out the necessary activities," Yıldırım said. The prime minister also came together with Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar at the Armed Forces' headquarters in Ankara to follow up and discuss the Operation Olive Branch. Some 72 Turkish warplanes participated in the Operation Olive Branch targeting seven regions in the counter-terror operation, the TSK said later, adding that the warplanes safely returned to their bases. Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu confirmed on Saturday that both ground troops and F-16 warplanes were being used in Operation Olive Branch, underlining that o civilians were targeted and all current casualties were only YPG terrorists with uniforms. Yıldırım reiterated that Turkey decided to launch the operation after an increase in terror attacks on Turkish land from southeastern Syria. Turkey has launched a military campaign in Afrin region to eliminate the PKK, PYD, YPG and Daesh terrorist organizations, and to save civilians in the region from the terrorists' oppression and cruelty. Daily Sabah