Abdullahi Yusuf
latest news & developmentsSomali president decides to resign
Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf has decided to resign and is expected to announce his departure on Saturday, his spokesperson said.
Government near to collapse, says Somalia leader
President Abdullahi Yusuf has admitted that his government is on the verge of collapse and that Islamist groups now control most of the country.
Somalia president calls for unity in Parliament
Somalia’s President Abdullahi Yusuf urged members of Parliament on Thursday to work together and end rifts that have threatened to wreck the nation.
Dozens killed in Somalia fighting
The death toll from the worst fighting in southern Somalia for months rose to 70 on Friday, with scores wounded, rights activists and residents said.
UN to meet Somalia govt, opposition
The United Nations Security Council meets the key players in the Somalia conflict on Monday to try to persuade the disparate factions to cooperate and restore order to the…
Somali insurgents fire mortars at president’s plane
Insurgents fired mortars at a plane that was due to take Somalia’s president to Djibouti, but he was unharmed and travelled to a meeting with a United Nations security council…
No solution but war, says Somali Islamist leader
There is ”no solution but war” to solve Somalia’s problems, and Somali Islamists must re-arm and fight, a long-time hard-line Islamist leader linked to al-Qaeda said on Monday.…
Rare Somalia talks make slow start, UN hopeful
Rare peace talks between Somalia’s interim government and opposition exiles have made a slow start in Djibouti, but a senior United Nations official said he was encouraged both…
Corpses litter Mogadishu streets after weekend battles
Corpses lay on the streets of Mogadishu on Monday after at least 81 people were killed in battles over the weekend between Islamist-led insurgents and Ethiopian troops supporting…
Death toll from Mogadishu market blasts hits 17
Hospitals in Mogadishu overflowed with the wounded on Sunday and the death toll from mortar strikes on the city’s sprawling main market reached at least 17. Scores of civilians…
Troops shell Somali market, killing 11
At least 11 people were killed in Mogadishu on Saturday when troops at the Villa Somalia presidential palace returned fire against Islamist insurgents who attacked it with mortar…
Somali president safe after mortar attack
Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf escaped unharmed on Sunday when suspected Islamist insurgents hit his presidential compound in Mogadishu with mortar bombs for a second day, one…
AU head wants extension for Somalia peace force
The African Union Commission’s chairperson recommended on Friday a six-month extension for a peacekeeping force in Somalia and criticised member states for failing to honour…
Somali president dismisses rumours of ill health
Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf said on Friday he was in good health after recovering from a bout of pneumonia, and laughed off a flurry of reports he was near death. ”I’m fine,…
Somali leader fine in hospital, off to UK
Somalia’s President Abdullahi Yusuf is recovering from bronchitis in a Nairobi hospital and will fly to Britain for a check-up on his liver transplant, the Somali ambassador to…