Al-Qaeda now ‘a colonial power’

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.
Somalia President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed at an AU summit in January 2010 in Addis Ababa. Net photo
Somalia President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed at an AU summit in January 2010 in Addis Ababa. Net photo
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