Sorted Norf, what league and what channel. I missed Suxur last night.

^^ I lot of brothers have said the same thing that they feel energisezed by a game of footie 2 hours before afur. InshAllah I will see what i can do for a game in the weekend. Lool I doubt Ngonge would play post Ramadan let alone when he is drooling over his Sambus.

Ramadan Mubarak folks Lily cheers for the advice, I have been following your suxur plan and it is doing wonders for me. As a result of Suhur I have realized BBC has wicked Asian business news.

Mabrik brother, InshAllah I wish you the best.

InshAllah we shall postpone this after Ramadan bro. Best T

MashAllah North london is always one step ahead when it comes to pulling its socks up. How come you did not attend 1st of July event hosted by Universal, I saw your partner in crime there.

Dear Brothers & Sisters I urge you to do whatever is in your means to help our brothers & sisters back home. I am sure our Masjid’s and the various TV channels we have will do their utmost to collect money from the Somali community. For those exposed, the external British community (Work, School & business partners) we can do a lot more in utilizing our resources. A Large bulk of aid raised for last years Pakistan Earthquake was a direct consequence of efforts from Pakistanis reaching out to the wider community to do more effort. I have lobbied my firm with the help of the Islamic society for a matched donation (The firm will double the amount raised). Perhaps you can do the same. JZK T

Cheers for the gents who have decided to join the kick about. To the lads from South London location has not been confirmed yet. Plus Camden is as central as it gets, if it was up to me it would be deep into North London, I have brothers coming from Ilford and Hayes.

Hello folks A few of us are organizing a weekly Sunday footie game in London (probably around Camden), it would be great to have the Solers who are still mobile to join us. If you want to play send me a message or stress your interest here. Ladies you are more than free to come and cheer lead. Best T

N.O.R.F Zack, it would be a landslide if recognition was guaranteed as a result. If things were more positive in South Somalia and there was a stable govnt in place then you might have a stalemate or even a no. Somalia needs to attract SL. Piracy and Al Kebab isn't attractive. And that folks is the cherry on the cake

It was a very interesting programme, Ferguson usually does interesting historical documentaries. I like the part of how competition Leads to efficiency and innovation. Deng Xiaoping - This man was arguably the most influential person in China resurgence The Maoist who reinvented himself, transformed a nation, and changed the world By Jonathan Spence Though the name of Mao Zedong still has resonance around the world, the man who has inherited the mantle of Chinese hero is Deng Xiaoping. While Mao is now mainly associated with the idea of revolutionary excess and periods of colossal suffering, Deng has come to be linked to China's astonishing economic development, and to the steering of China away from its Leninist and Maoist organizational straitjacket into a wider world of technological growth and international trade. When we think of Deng, it tends to be within a context where Mao's revolutionary legacy is seen as irrelevant. As Mao shrinks in the historical balance, Deng rises; it is Deng who is hailed as the pragmatist, as the man who introduced a new economic dynamism with his striking phrase that it did not matter whether a cat was black or white as long as it could catch mice. Deng is now thought of, both within China and in the world at large, as having been in some measure heroic. That is due almost entirely to the stances he adopted, and the policies he helped propel into motion, after he had survived two purges and was called back to power in 1977, at the age of 73. What Deng had the intelligence to see was that China would have to break out of its Maoist mold of state control—that the nation's long-dormant entrepreneurial spirit had to be encouraged, not inhibited, and that the capitalist nature of some of the needed changes had to be openly accepted, whatever the political fallout. Yet Deng did not just focus on the economy. He identified other areas where changes had to be made for China to become a world power: there was the need to revamp the educational system, especially universities and research institutes; the military had to be streamlined and professionalized; lawyers had to be trained in the intricacies of commercial and corporate law, and be able to have cases heard in a viable and expanded judicial system; more Chinese had to be permitted to study overseas, and foreign students and tourists to come to China. As a complementary move, Deng ordered far-reaching reviews of the cases of hundreds of thousands of intellectuals, students and professionals who had been sent into internal exile in impoverished rural areas after the Hundred Flowers Movement in 1957, and later during the Cultural Revolution; under Deng, many were allowed to return to their homes and families. Taking a broad view of the intellectual and creative worlds that had essentially been banned in the radical Maoist years, Deng authorized the loosening of controls over filmmaking, fashion, music and the visual arts. Investigative journalists were encouraged to lay bare local abuses, even if they might implicate members of the Communist Party. In late 1978 a stretch of blank wall not far from the headquarters of the Party was opened for the airing of political and cultural views in the form of written posters and poems; swiftly dubbed Democracy Wall, it became a focal point for tough-minded criticism of local and national government, a critique from which not even Deng or Mao were spared. When Deng is described in heroic terms, it is largely because of the long-range effects of this remarkable torrent of change that he set in motion. Leading China down the capitalist path, Deng relaxed all manner of economic controls and launched Special Economic Zones—free-trade enclaves that demonstrated the prosperous potential of a liberalized economy. These initiatives helped transport millions of Chinese out of poverty in the space of just a few decades, a feat unprecedented in history; transformed China into the global manufacturing behemoth that it now is; and heralded the country's arrival on the world stage as a major geopolitical and financial player. But the reforms Deng activated should not be allowed to expunge the ongoing effects of the changes he abandoned or chose not to make. Democracy Wall, for example, was closed down as a protest site early in 1979, and several of the most strident protestors were convicted of crimes against the state and given lengthy prison sentences. Many of the underground journals were banned, and the poets were silenced. Even as Deng visited the U.S. in 1979, a journey in which he charmed Americans with his apparently folksy ways and made major deals with Boeing and Coca-Cola, Chinese troops invaded Vietnam in an attempt to undercut Russian power in the region. University leaders were removed if their demands for new freedoms were deemed to be too strenuous, and Deng purged his own protégé Hu Yaobang on the grounds that he was pursuing too much change too fast. The intolerance reflected by the suppression of the Democracy Wall movement resurfaced during the massive demonstrations that began at Tiananmen Square in April 1989 with Hu's funeral and were so bloodily put down in June that year. In his use of the deadly force of the People's Liberation Army to clear Tiananmen Square, Deng showed how deep was his mingled contempt for and fear of the student and other leaders who, he believed, threatened to spread chaos across the country in the name of democracy. The Party's verdict on the Tiananmen protests—that they amounted to a counterrevolutionary act—was never reversed by Deng, and is also an indissoluble part of his legacy. If Deng's actions were often cautious or even negative, it was because he had fought and lived a revolution for over 60 years, and he could not summon up the conviction that those years had been in vain. Deng could never forget that it was a Maoist vision, however flawed and ruthless, that had helped unite China after its decades of fragmentation. Mao might have pulled the nation together, but it was Deng who pushed it toward prosperity and modernity, and a future as one of the world's great powers.

There is still along way to go and Camp Nou isn’t an easy place to go, also Eric Abidal is a solid defender. Now that I got the off my chest what a sublime performance. Ngonge although I rate Bousequet in all the Arsenal Attacks he was no where to bee seen saxiib.

Bob Abidal is playing inside, Maxwell is the Left back tonight which is good news as the last thing Walcott needed was a quick brother trailing him. Sagna is out due to suspension. You are right the key is to press them hard like we did aginst Chelsea and suffocate the Magician Xavi.

Brace your self folks the two best footballing teams are logging heads tonight. The defensive discipline of Wilshire and Alex Song is key to this game.

Faroole has gone mad and is certainly not a champion of the Art of Diplomacy, there is one thing people making silly remarks on online portals but there is another thing having regional governor spew venom on all that surrounds him. Faroole’s desperate imitation of Yey makes one’s stomach queasy. Samafal & Co I suggest you get the old man on the phone and start making damage control. One thing is for sure if he continues at this pace, his wet dreams of becoming the next President of Somalia will slowly dwindle away.

Ngonge the good news from his camp have been coming steadily for a while now Chandlers release, the selection of a competent and educated cabinet (Albeit in paper) and now a visit by Head of State. If anyone is to blame it is the likes of me and other resident SOL Sharif propagandist who have taken the foot of the pedal and let his haters (Al Shabaab, Hizb Islam, PL & SL supporters to run riot) Thankful I don’t recall Meles visiting Mogadishu, I do however recall Mesfin and General Gabre spending time in the capital

Ugandan President Makes suprise visit to Mugadishu President Museveni yesterday made a surprise visit to the Somali capital Mogadishu. Museveni becomes the first foreign Head of State to visit war-torn Somalia in over 21 years. He last visited Somalia in 1992 when he held talks with warlord Mohammed Farrah Aideed. His visit came less than 24 hours after the Somali Parliament approved a new cabinet led by the newly-appointed Somali Prime Minister Mohammed Abdulahi Mohammed. During the three-hour-visit, Museveni held closed-door talks with the Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Somali Parliament and the Information Minister at Halane base camp, the Amisom Uganda Contingent Headquarters, south of Mogadishu. He congratulated his Somali counterparts on the approval of a new cabinet and conveyed a message of solidarity to the people of Somalia. Museveni pledged to continue assisting Somalia in every way possible to foster stability and peace in the country. Asked about how many peacekeepers Uganda was ready to provide in addition to those on the ground, Museveni said he was ready to provide whatever number is needed if asked to do so.“ Uganda is a country of 33 million people. If there was a war we would be able to mobilise three million people. Raising troops for Somalia would not be a problem at all,” he said. He also expressed joy over the newly approved cabinet. “I am very happy that the people of Somalia now have a new cabinet and are united,” Museveni said. He expressed disappointment at what he called lack of seriousness by the international community over the Somali problem. “They don’t take the Somali problem seriously. They are busy enjoying themselves in the ocean, having a nice time in the ocean. (Referring to the numerous warships that patrol the Somali coastline on the Indian Ocean) Do you know how much money they send in the ocean? The pirates who go to the ocean to steal from ships come from land. Have you heard that Somalis have become aquatic?” Mr Museveni asked. He called upon the international community to help the Somali transitional government and support the countries playing supportive roles to achieve stability in Somalia. Sheikh Sharif and his government expressed gratitude to President Museveni and the people of Uganda for the assistance it has accorded Somalia since 2007. “This is a great honour and opportunity for us. We are honoured by your visit,” Sheikh Sharif said. Asked about Museveni’s surprise visit to the Uganda contingent in Somalia, the UPDF contingent spokesperson, Cpt. Chris Magezi, described it as a miracle. “No body here in their wildest dreams could have imagined what has just happened. The President’s visit is a massive show of solidarity with the people of Somalia and the work the peacekeepers are doing in Mogadishu. It has not been easy,” Capt. Magezi said. He also described it as a powerful and historical event in the history of the mission and said it was extremely good for the morale of the Amisom troops.

A big coup by Pres. Sh Sharif and his team

President Museveni meets Somali leaders President Yoweri Museveni has today met and held talks with the Somali President, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, the Prime Minister, Mohamed Abdullahi Muhamed and the Speaker of Parliament, Mohamed Omar Dalk. The leaders discussed various issues relating to peace and humanitarian efforts in Somalia and in the region. The President whose surprise visit excited and boosted the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops, later addressed them and hailed their work, saying their presence is to help the country build its own capacity to ensure security and stability. He later met and held discussions with their commanders at base camp. Uganda has already offered to send up to 20,000 troops to Somalia to fend off Al-Shabab militants who have wrecked havoc in Somalia and threaten security in the region. The President is the first such leader to visit troubled Somali in the last twenty four years and since the fall of government in that country. Museveni whose visit lasted close to five hours is at the forefront of promoting peace keeping and humanitarian efforts in Somalia. He later toured a local hospital where the UPDF is vital in delivering medical support and talked to some patients in the civilian section. President Museveni emphasized that Somalia needs to be supported to rebuild its state pillars to ensure security and stability especially the army. END

Uganda president makes historic visit to Somali capital MOGADISHU — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday made a surprise visit to the Somali capital Mogadishu, becoming the first foreign head of state to set foot there in almost 20 years, officials said. Museveni spent several hours in Mogadishu, arriving in the morning and leaving in the afternoon, officials with the African Union force AMISOM said. The veteran Ugandan leader was accompanied by a group of army officers and visited Ugandan troops, who form the bulk of the 7,500-strong peacekeeping force. Museveni met with Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, new Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and other officials, AMISON officials said. Somalia is widely seen as one of the world's most dangerous countries and is almost entirely in the hands of Islamist insurgents fighting to overthrow the UN-backed transitional government. The insurgents also control most of the capital itself. "President Yoweri Museveni arrived in Mogadishu today and met with government officials including the president, prime minister and the speaker, ... and he discussed with them the achievements so far attained in terms of security," Major Ba-Hoku Barigye, spokesman of the AU force in Mogadishu, said. "He was also carrying a message of solidarity for the people of Somalia who were affected by the violence and, of course, as a commander-in-chief he visited his forces," he added. Museveni also visited injured civilians receiving treatment in an AMISOM field hospital. Somalia's transitional government owes its survival to the backing it receives from the some 7,500 Ugandan and Burundian troops that make up the AU force. Radical Shebab Islamists, linked to Al-Qaeda, have vowed to overthrow the transitional government and its foreign backers, whom they frequently target. The AU force regularly comes in for criticism for its presumed role in civilian casualties when it retaliates against Shebab attacks. A Somali government statement thanked Museveni for the visit, saying it was the first by a foreign head of state in almost 20 years. Museveni's visit comes the day after Somali lawmakers overcame differences over the new prime minister Mohamed, a relative newcomer to Somali politics, and approved the cabinet he appointed. "The two presidents discussed ways of ... cooperating in marshalling the support necessary for the new Somali government to fulfill its duties," a government statement said. Parliament took more than two weeks to endorse Mohamed, eventually doing so on October 31. The vote to endorse the 18-member cabinet that the new prime minister unveiled on November 12 was also delayed several time as lawmakers argued over how voting should be carried out. President Sharif's appointment of Mohamed led to a bitter dispute with the parliament speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, revealing continuing rifts within the transitional administration's key players. Since its formation in Kenya in 2004, the transitional government has failed to assert its authority on the Somali territory, 80 percent of which is currently controlled by the Shebab. The new cabinet only has a few months to break the back of the insurgency and reclaim the capital and other key cities before the transitional government's mandate expires in August next year. Somalia has been without a credible central authority since the 1991 ouster of president Mohamed Siad Barre.

Ah hero indeed, Somalis in the UK are on a roll (The fella who helped release the Chandlers and now this brother). Let’s enjoy the good times and make Dua for our brethrens across the pond with all their shenanigans. Blessed that cracked me up, make it easy for the rest of the audience they have not all had the pleasure of spending time in London. PS: My work colleagues are cracking up on the new Egyptian girls name "Effat Kamel"

The writer does not know his head from his rear end, Peter Pan and the lost boys of Neverland do not know how to tie their shoe laces let alone govern a nation back from the brink. They ignorantly make enemies and have yet to build as single thing.

Duke Giap is a legend who mastered Sun Tzu Art of War, the man positioned his troops next to the US troops a) to keep an eye on their movements b)the Yanks won't Ariel bomb their own troops

Good luck to the new PM, but like Che said it needs to be more than one to steer this boat.

^^ Saxiib his empire is going into administration