FILE - Mukhtar Robow, who was once deputy leader of Africa's deadliest Islamic extremist group the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab, speaks at a press conference about his candidacy for a regional presidency, in Baidoa, Somalia on Oct. 10, 2018. Robow has been named a government minister by Somalia's new administration on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 in what some call a chance to persuade fighters to denounce violence. (AP Photo, File)