Somalia’s President wants Al-Qaeda listed as a colonial power in the Horn of Africa country following its announcement of a merger with Al-Shabaab, the radical Islamist group, in Somalia last week."We must identify Al-Qaeda as the last colonial power that invaded our country,” said President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed while speaking Sunday at a function in southern Mogadishu to enhance social integration in the war torn city on Sunday.Britain and Italy were the country’s colonial rulers before Somalia got its independence in 1960. Now President Ahmed wants Al-Qaeda added to that list in what may be an attempt to rally sentiment against the extremist group that controls significant pockets of the country. President Ahmed has expressed his doubts over peace talks with the group."Al-Shabaab’s move to join Al-Qaeda erodes all hopes for peace talks,” said the President, who was clad in military combat attire and wielded a black stick.