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In Somalia , a new parliament, but presidential vote is delayed as gov't mandate expires

Somalia's chief justice on Monday swore in 215 new members of parliament, an accomplishment but one that fell far short of U.N. hopes that the Horn of Africa nation would seat a full 275-member parliament that would vote in a new president.Monday — the last day of eight years of Somalia's U.N.-backed Transitional Federal Government — was the day by which the U.N. repeatedly said a new president would be in place. But political bickering, violent threats and seat-buying schemes delayed progress, guaranteeing the day would come and go with no new leader in place.Nonetheless, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated the people of Somalia "on reaching this watershed moment on their road to peace, stability and political transformation," U.N. deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey said.He urged clan elders to complete the seating of all parliament members within a few days and called on the new parliamentarians to prepare for elections of a speaker and president so that the country's pol...

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  1. In Somalia , a new parliament and a presidential election, but no votes for ordinary citizens

    Somali leaders are on the verge of naming a new parliament that is supposed to elect a president by Monday, but it's hard to find any ordinary Somalis excited by the...

  2. Kenya to Probe Deaths of Civilians in Somalia

    NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya's prime minister said Tuesday that the government will carry out investigations if there have been any civilian deaths stemming from the coun...

  3. Airstrike Kills at Least Five in Somalia

    An air strike hit a refugee camp in southern Somalia, killing at least five people and wounding 45, most of them children, an international aid agency said Monday. K...

  4. In Somalia , Fears Over U.S. Wire Transfer Block

    MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Somali officials said Friday they are pleading with U.S. authorities to persuade banks to reconsider a decision to block money transfers from M...

  5. In Somalia , Fears Over U.S. Wire Transfer Block

    Somali officials said Friday they are pleading with U.S. authorities to persuade banks to reconsider a decision to block money transfers from Minnesota's Somali comm...

  6. At Istanbul conference, Somali PM says he wants to discard 'failed state' label

    Somalia's prime minister said Thursday that his country has more to offer than pirates, militants and images of the hungry, and that Somalis can even teach the world...

  7. At Istanbul conference, Somali prime minister says he wants to discard 'failed state' label

    Somalia's prime minister said Thursday that his country has more to offer than pirates, militants and images of the hungry, and that Somalis can even teach the world...