Prof. Dr. Bischara Ali Egal
On Saturday morning December 28th, A truck bomb exploded at a busy intersection at KM 5 + security checkpoint at in Somalia’s capital, killing at least 90 people including many University students on their way to Universities outside the capital city, Hawkers, women and children authorities said. It was the worst attack in Mogadishu in more than two years, and witnesses said the force of the blast reminded them of the devastating 2017 bombing that killed hundreds, over 500 dead. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, PM Hassan Khaire and the entire Somali Federal Government condemned the attack as “heinous” but did…
“We now live in a nation where doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the press destroys information, religion destroys morals, and our banks destroy the economy”. – Chris Hedges The Coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic has hit really hard to African continent and Somalia in particularly.In this article I will discuss and reflect on the capabilities of different countries to respond to the crisis and contemplating the necessary actions in order to safeguard the public both health wise and economically. For a nation with a population of 19 million (2017) there is less than 50 intensive care (ICU) beds in the country, besides lack of personal protective…
“SUBMISSIONS” Re; The political economy of Covid-19 and Africa.By Dr. Bischara Ali Egal “It seems, the more there is written about the causes of the Coronavirus – the more the written analyses are overshadowed by a propaganda and fear-mongering hype. Questions for the truth and arguments for where to look for the origins and how the virus may have spread and how to combat it, are lost in the noise of wanton chaos. But isn’t that what the “Black Men” behind this intended pandemic want – chaos, panic, hopelessness, leading to human vulnerability – a people becoming easy prey for…
“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”— George Santayana Introduction: The term “hybrid warfare” describes a strategy that employs conventional military force supported by irregular and cyber warfare tactics. … This change now requires the U.S. and its allies to adopt a new legal, psychological, and strategic understanding of warfare and use of force, particularly by state actors. The term “hybrid warfare” describes a strategy that employs conventional military force supported by irregular and cyber warfare tactics. Conventional Western concepts of war are incompatible and fundamentally misaligned with the realities of conflict in the twenty-first century. The emergence of a unipolar post-Cold War world…
Political corruption is so rampant in Africa and Somalia in particularly since the civil war 1991. Resource-rich African countries such as Angola, Algeria, DRC, Libiya, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan suffer from the curse of resources which attracts foreign/Western governments and their intelligence agencies which wage hybrid warfare by dumping hugh amounts of corrupt money to the local political and social arena in order to Balkanize, divide and colonize the country. “Only in Africa will thieves be regrouping to loot again and the youths whose Future is being stolen will be celebrating…” By Professor & Nigerian Nobel prize laureate Wole Soyinka…
Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The crown prince of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The terror baron of the Middle East. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman was caught red handed in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, while bin Zayed was implicated in the terror attack that killed 81 people. He fights Turkey in all corners of the region; he funds every anti-Turkey terrorist organization; attempts covert operations and assassinations; controls dirty money and terror traffic and hired murderers and gangs such as Mohammad Dahlan. Order to kill was given by UAE Crown Prince Mohammad bin Zayed He…
On Saturday morning December 28th, A truck bomb exploded at a busy intersection at KM 5 + security checkpoint at in Somalia’s capital, killing at least 90 people including many University students on their way to Universities outside the capital city, Hawkers, women and children authorities said. It was the worst attack in Mogadishu in more than two years, and witnesses said the force of the blast reminded them of the devastating 2017 bombing that killed hundreds, over 500 dead. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, PM Hassan Khaire and the entire Somali Federal Government condemned the attack as “heinous” but did…
DUBAI: The Arabian Gulf Center for Iranian Studies (AGCIS) has been ranked the first top think tank in Saudi Arabia for regional studies under the latest Global Go To Think Tank Index report of the Lauder Institute of Pennsylvania University. AGCIS, which was founded by Dr. Mohammed Alsulami only two years ago, also placed 10th among leading think tanks in the Middle East and North Africa – including Arab states, Israel, Turkey, Iran and Cyprus – and second in the Gulf states. ADCIS achieved the feat without going through the categorization stage of new think tanks, Pennsylvania University’s Think Tanks…
It’s time to change the way we talk and think about Africa. Africa is poor, but we can try to help its people. It’s a simple statement, repeated through a thousand images, newspaper stories and charity appeals each year, so that it takes on the weight of truth. When we read it, we reinforce assumptions and stories about Africa that we’ve heard throughout our lives. We reconfirm our image of Africa. Try something different. Africa is rich, but we steal its wealth. That’s the essence of a report (pdf) from several campaign groups released today. Based on a set of new figures, it…