Abdirizak Muhumed

How and why? Mwalimu @ahmednasirlaw you must take action against this atrocity.

African Republics Become Dynasties as Longest-Serving Big Men Appoint Sons Vice Regents At 93, #Cameroon’s Paul #Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, has moved to institutionalise his family’s grip on power. After 43 years at the helm, Biya reinstated the office of Vice President, abolished in 1972, and immediately installed his son, Franck Biya (in photo), into the role. To consolidate this succession, the junior Biya was simultaneously named Head of the Armed Forces and Minister Delegate at the Ministry of Defence. This ensures that should the elder Biya (who is increasingly frail and spends much of his time in Europe) vacate the seat, Franck automatically assumes the presidency. Biya appears to be following the blueprint set by Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Obiang #Nguema Mbasogo. Having ruled for 46 years now, Obiang appointed his son, #Teodoro "Teodorin" Nguema Obiang Mangue, as Vice President in 2016. Like his Cameroonian counterpart, Teodorin controls national defence and security, serving as the de facto second-in-command. In Uganda, Yoweri #Museveni has maintained his 40-year tenure while elevating his son, Gen. #Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to Chief of Defence Forces. Although Muhoozi lacks a formal civilian title like Vice President, he remains the country's third most powerful figure. Despite contradictory public statements regarding his own presidential ambitions, he continues to lead the Patriotic League of Uganda, a political movement seen as a personal vehicle for his eventual ascent. The pattern repeats in the Republic of #Congo, where Denis Sassou #Nguesso –fresh from a widely discredited election victory after 42 years in power–has embedded his son, Denis-Christel, at the heart of the cabinet as Minister of International Cooperation and Promotion of Public-Private Partnership. A dry run for the top. Similarly, in ##Eritrea’s hermetic regime, Isaias #Afwerki has begun using his son, Abraham, as a diplomatic proxy and strategic advisor, possibly a dress rehearsal for a future handover. Even in nations without a history of long-rule and dynastic tradition, the trend is emerging. #Tanzania’s Samia #Suluhu Hassan, following a brutal and rigged 2025 election, stunned the nation by appointing her son-in-law, Mohamed #Mchengerwa, as Health Minister and her daughter, Wanu Hafidh #Ameir, as Deputy Minister of Education. For a country previously defined by political modesty, Suluhu’s iron-fisted approach signals a departure toward the nepotistic norms seen elsewhere on the continent. This dynastic trend is accelerating likely because aging autocrats view their offspring as the only reliable guarantee against post-incumbency prosecution or the dismantling of their business empires. By blurring the lines between state institutions and family bloodlines, these leaders ensure that the machinery of the military and the treasury remains under a single, trusted roof.

For the freedom loving people in the Somali Peninsula, @DrMaryanQasim represents our unfinished struggle against colonialism & its collaborators. She will definitely have her statue in a free Ogaden on top of Karamardha hills or along side with Sayid Maxamad's. #HistoryMatters

The Chairperson of Somalia’s National Independent Human Rights Commission, @DrMaryanQasim has outlined the outcomes of her delegation’s participation on the second day of the #GANHRI Annual Conference at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva. She said this marks the first time in Somalia’s history that a national delegation is taking part in the annual gathering of global human rights institutions.

“Awooddu waa dab. Gobol walba oo dalka ahna way taallaa — balse waa in aan shacabka lagu dhibaateyn, laguna barakicin.” @afyare_elmi