Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Somalia’s President Appoints New Premier: Kenya to impose sunctions on Somali President

Fikirka Xorta ah - Somalia’s transitional government plunged into deeper turmoil on Tuesday when the country’s president defied the Parliament by appointing a new prime minister and the Kenyan government reacted by threatening sanctions.

President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, a former warlord who is steadily losing credibility among diplomats and foreign officials, had tried to unseat the prime minister earlier this week. The parliament overwhelmingly rebuffed him. So on Tuesday, Mr. Yusuf announced that he had unilaterally selected another prime minister, who would be in charge of forming a new government, which Mr. Yusuf would swear in himself.

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