Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed

Somalia's President Resigns (December 29, 2008) The parliament will elect a new leader within 30 days. Until then, the parliament speaker will act as president of the transitional government of Somalia. Somalia's president resigns after 4 years in power (December ...

The article announces that Abdullahi Yusuf resigned as the president of Somalia. His government was supported by the United Nations, but it was no match for powerful insurgents, or rebels, who want to impose strict Islamic Law in Somalia....

Bin Laden tells Somali militants to topple new president, aiming to break peace effortOsama bin Laden urged Somalis on Thursday to overthrow their new president, issuing a statement that clearly outlines al-Qaida's ambitions in a nation long feared to be a ...

Moderate Somali Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed announced Monday he was running for the country's presidency, left vacant after Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed resigned last month. "I will do all that I can to serve honestly if elected president," Ahmed told ...

Somali politicians gathered on Sunday for a meeting that will create an expanded parliament to include moderate Islamists and pave the way for electing a new president after a drawn-out power struggle.More than 1,000 Somalis arrived for the talks being ...

Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed resigned Monday following a bitter power struggle, adding political uncertainty to the war-ravaged country's security vacuum. "The international community had promised more help to the people of Somalia, but that pledge was not honoured," he ...

Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed resigned Monday after a bitter power struggle in the country's embattled transitional government. "I had promised to return the power if I could not bring peace, stability and democracy where people can elect their leader ...

Somali president says he's not obstacle to peace; lawmakers plan impeachmentSomalia's president on Wednesday defended his efforts to fire the country's prime minister after being sharply criticized by the U.S. and Kenya, while lawmakers said they would seek ...

Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed on Tuesday appointed a new prime minister despite parliament's rejection of his decision to dismiss the current premier.Yusuf appointed close ally Mohamoud Mohamed Gouled to replace Nur Hassan Hussein, who on Monday received overwhelming backing ...

A roadside bomb ripped through a group of female street cleaners in Mogadishu early Sunday, killing at least 15 of them, witnesses told AFP.The explosion went off in the southern K4 neighbourhood as dozens of women supported by local NGOs gathered ...

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Bin Laden exhorts Somali militants in Web message

Moderate Somali Islamist leader to vie for president

Somali politicians to expand parliament, elect president

Somali president resigns

Somali President Ahmed resigns

Somali president says he's not obstacle to peace

Somali president names new prime minister

At least 15 civilians killed in Mogadishu blast

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