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Somali leader to resign ‘in few days’


Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed is reportedly planning to step down as the country’s head of state within the next few days.

Sources inside the presidential palace, Villa Somalia, claimed that President Abdullahi Yusuf had informed his confidants of his decision to resign in the coming days, a Press TV correspondent reported.

Abdullahi Yusuf announced the imminent move in a meeting with his close relatives, citing his failed trip to New York as a contributing factor.

The trip was scuttled due to a blockade imposed by Al-Shabaab fighters which banned all flights to or from Mogadishu’s International Airport, Aden Adde.

The fighters launched mortar attack on the soldiers, Read more »


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South Africa’s new president to be sworn in as Mbeki bows out


South Africa’s third post-apartheid president is set to be sworn into office Thursday after the dramatic toppling of Thabo Mbeki by his own party, just months before the end of his term.
The ruling party’s deputy leader Kgalema Motlanthe is expected to be elected as president when parliament votes at 11:00 am (0900 GMT).

Known as “the elder one” for his level-headed approach to even the roughest political waters, Motlanthe will guide the country toward elections due next year while aiming to bridge the gaping divide within the ruling African National Congress (ANC).

Motlanthe attended Mbeki’s last cabinet meeting Wednesday, Read more »


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