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| Yemen grants asylum to Somali ex-president |
| 2009-01-22 |
| Ex-Somali president Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed will be staying in Yemen, the country which granted him political asylum after he resigned in late December because of a row with his prime minister, a Yemeni presidency source said on Wednesday. "The president of Yemen granted Somalia's president the right of political asylum last night," the source told AFP. The ex-head of state has been given a permanent home in Yemen, which faces Somalia on the other side of the horn of Africa. Yusuf stepped down on Dec. 29 after having tried and failed to sack Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein. The president's bid to push Hussein out of his job was thwarted when parliament backed the prime minister with a massive vote of confidence. Yusuf clashed with Hussein over their approach to the opposition. During his time as president, Yusuf had poor relations with the opposition, who accused him of obstructing the peace process. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 talk about being between a rock and a hard place. somalia or yemen ? well at least he don't have too float ona board like his countrymen |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2009-01-22 17:22 |