News on Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed

Bin Laden exhorts Somali militants in Web message

2010-03-03T13:43:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Bin Laden tells Somali militants to topple new president, aiming to break peace effort</div><div><p>Osama 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 ...

Moderate Somali Islamist leader to vie for president

2010-03-02T17:19:22Z

<div><p>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.</p><p>"I will do all that I can to serve honestly if elected president," Ahmed...

Somali politicians to expand parliament, elect president

2010-03-02T17:37:32Z

<div><p>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.</p><p>More than 1,000 Somalis arrived for the talks being held in neighbouring Djibouti due to the continuing state of insecurity in Somalia...

Somali president resigns

2010-02-28T22:17:01Z

<div><p>Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed resigned Monday following a bitter power struggle, adding political uncertainty to the war-ravaged country's security vacuum.</p><p>"I had promised to return the power if I could not bring peace, stability and democracy where people can elect their leader," Yusuf told a spe...

(2)FILE-SOMALIA-YUSUF-RESIGNATION

2009-04-23T21:29:34Z

081229) -- NAIROBI, Dec. 29, 2008 -- File photo shows Somali President Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed (C) attending the Extra-Ordinary Summit of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Nairobi, Kenya, on Oct. 29, 2008. NAIROBI, Dec. 29, 2008 -- File photo shows Somali President Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed attending the Extra-Ordinary Summit of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Nairobi, Kenya, on Oct. 29, 2008. ...

Somalia President

2009-04-23T21:27:12Z

In this Dec.7, 2007 file photo, Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf speaks to journalists in Nairobi. Somalia's president has told lawmakers he is resigning as the head of his country's U.N.-backed government. Abdullahi Yusuf made the announcement in a speech Monday, Dec....

Somali President Ahmed resigns

2010-02-28T22:21:46Z

<div><p>Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed resigned Monday after a bitter power struggle in the country's embattled transitional government.</p><p>"I had promised to return the power if I could not bring peace, stability and democracy where people can elect their leader," Yusuf told a special meeting of parliament.&...

Somali president says he's not obstacle to peace

2010-03-01T01:52:53Z

<div id="subtitle">AP Interview: Somali president says he's not obstacle to peace; lawmakers plan impeachment</div><div><p>Somalia'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 to impeach the president.</p><...

SOMALIA

2009-04-22T17:30:08Z

In this Dec. 7, 2007 file photo, Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf is seen. Kenya announced sanctions against the Somali president Tuesday, a strong public rebuke to a man who has been increasingly marginalized as his country struggles with a powerful insurgency and piracy off the coast. Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed on Tuesday appointed a new prime minister despite parliament's rejection of his decision to dismiss the current premier.</p><p>Yusuf appointed close ally Mohamoud Mohamed Gouled to replace Mogadishu Sunday, killing at least 20 civilians and wounding dozens, most of then women, witnesses and medical sources told AFP.</p><p>The explosion went off in the southern K4 neighbourhood as dozens of women supported by local NGOs gathered to sweep the area, leaving scenes of carnage in the street.</p&am...

At least 15 civilians killed in Mogadishu blast

2010-03-04T00:57:31Z

<div><p> A roadside bomb ripped through a group of female street cleaners in Mogadishu early Sunday, killing at least 15 of them, witnesses told AFP.</p><p>The explosion went off in the southern K4 neighbourhood as dozens of women supported by local NGOs gathered to sweep the area, leaving scenes of carnage in the street.</p><p>"They were cleaning the street wh...