lol@raula, he's.....

There's no pleasing Somalis!

Somalia took a fresh step in its return to the international fold Wednesday with a high-profile EU visit by its leader that comes days after finally winning US recognition. Months after his election, new Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was to meet the European Union's top officials, marking what a senior diplomat said was the African nation's "move from hopelessness to hope." "This visit symbolises a highly significant shift in the way the world sees Somalia and Somalis see the world," said the diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity. "We want to encourage Somalia, say we are with them, that we take them seriously," the source added. At the 27-nation bloc's headquarters in Brussels, Mohamud is to meet successively EU president Herman Van Rompuy, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and the head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso. Mohamud, a university lecturer, was elected in September after eight years of transitional rule by a corruption-riddled government, bringing hope of an effective central government after more than two decades of chaos and war. Recent months have seen a 17,000-strong African Union force, fighting alongside government forces -- many of them EU-trained -- and Ethiopian soldiers remove Islamist Shehab insurgents from the capital and from key towns. EU support to Somalia in the last years has focused on three fronts, defence, diplomacy and development, a formula that the bloc is likely to try on beleaguered West African state Mali in the coming weeks, as it likewise has been under attack from Islamist fighters. Last week, EU ministers agreed to extend an EU mission to train soldiers in Somalia for another two years at a cost of around 11 million euros. Launched in 2010 it has trained some 3,000 Somali troops. The EU's anti-piracy mission off the Somali coast, EUNAVFOR, has also been extended until December 2014. Elections in Somalia have been set for 2016 "but in the meantime we cannot be complacent," an EU official said. He said next steps for Somalia will necessitate a new deal with its global partners to clear its huge financial arrears and put in place international aid programmes to help establish the government's legitimacy. An international meeting of players involved with he Horn of Africa nation may be held soon. Mohamud's administration too will need to continue extending control over the territory and improving security while easing testy relations with its neighbours. Less than two weeks ago Mogadishu took a crucial step on launching a new era in its ties with the United States, which recognised its government for the first time since 1991. "Today is a milestone. It is not the end of the journey, but it is an important milestone towards that end," said US Secretary of States Hillary Clinton after meeting Mohamud. http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/somali-leader-wins-boost-high-profile-eu-visit-043239444.html

Narhiah....I was conciliatory and understanding. Some facts have been pointed and even Chuback, Aaliyah and Reeyo didn't disagree with the assertion.. People didn't like how it was phrased that's all. Good for you though, you backed down from calling all Somalis criminals. Apo....Are you saying cadaan caabud?

Nigga, leave Aaliyah out of it.

Narhiah...please do.

I know but I was pointing out her muran iyo dagaal.

lol@Haatu, she doesn't realize but she's atypical maryooley.

Narhiah.....I haven't thrown anything, you on the other hand...

Purity aka virginity lol. I bet there are many white dress virgins lol

Narniah....I haven't insulted anyone but you insulted my entire community. N I was not preaching. Haatu... You are off.

lol@Haatu, I wonder if most Somalis know the reasons Western brides started wearing white dresses.

lol, don't forget the khat tonight lol.

Swing by ceedh office while you are at lol. Aaliyah. If you reread the the thread, the conversation moved from original point which had some letigimacy. This was not about revert bashing.

Come on Wadani, you and your Somalis are indeed the biggest criminals:-) Aaliyah....We are fine with it as long as you are part of this criminal enterprise.

Hajj for honeymoon, that's original. Aaliyah....I didn't say most reverts are criminals. Wadani....Asian guys are pissed about that. Narhiah....Is it Islamic to call Somalis biggest criminals. I guess every Somalí but you mase you are not Somali. Don't pull the deen card when it comes to reverts and in the same sentence insult Muslim Somalis.

Hajj for honeymoon, that's original. Aaliyah....I didn't say most reverts are criminals. Wadani....Asian guys are pissed about that.

Hard to stop an individual no matter how good security services are.

Aaliyah....I think GG is saying there's subset of women who retire common sense when it comes to marrying reverts, in other words, they go out above and beyond to please these reverts while ignoring their own needs. Somali men are not afforded the same courtesy or might even denigrated. Things like marrying someone who just did a stint in prison makes no sense. She condemns her and her kids to poverty as criminals are unemployable.In any case, I guess it's their life at the end. On the positive side, atleast our girls haven't labelled like Asian chicks dating white guys, a phenom in the states. Asian girls are...

That was part of it.

Read what wrote.

Apo..I hope it works out for her, a lot of women stay in unhealthy or even abuse relationships to salvage what they can or try to proof others wrong.

I know one of the women in the article. I am surprised that she went back but kudos to them.

Apo....They are divorced?

Turkey envy? Turks have perfected the concept of soft power and turn into it an art-form. If their experiment in Somalia succeeds, others might flow suit.