Ahmed Islam Mohamed Madobe was once a useful warlord, who led a moderate militia against the Al-Shabaab. At one point, he teamed up with the Kenya Defence Forces during Operation Linda Nchi, helping to chase the militants out of town. Then he became a politician.
Some 13 years later, his political bid for a third term as Jubbaland President is raising eyebrows, and anger among rivals and in Mogadishu, where the Federal Government of Somalia is based.
