UNITED NATIONS – The International Contact Group met on 16 December 2008 at UN headquarters in New York under the chairmanship of the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG), Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah.  More on Communiqué: International Contact Group on Somalia

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia’s transitional government plunged into deeper turmoil on Tuesday when the country’s president defied Parliament by appointing a new prime minister and the Kenyan government reacted by threatening sanctions. More on Somalia’s President Appoints Premier

Mogadishu, Somalia (APA) – The Kenyan Foreign Affairs minister, Moses Wetangula on Tuesday said that Kenya opposes the move by Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf to fire his premier and his entire cabinet and threatened to impose sanctions on him and other Somali leaders who are undermining the peace process in the lawless country. More on Kenya threatens sanctions on the Somali leader for undermining the peace process