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The world must support Somalia against terror

Officers from the Kenya police and other ATMIS police forces during a patrol of Mogadishu on October 11, 2022. [Brian Otieno, Standard]

In Charles Dickens' classic novel, A Tale of Two Cities, the dualities depicted in his pairing of contrasting concepts may serve as a perfect metaphor for Somalia's struggle to be a peaceful and prosperous country.

A country that, contrary to as it's officially termed now under Chapter 7 of the United Nations Charter, is not a threat to itself nor the rest of the world.

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