9 more Somali ministers resign
Afp, Mogadishu
Nine more Somali government ministers resigned on Tuesday, citing the 18-month-old administration's "unpopularity", while hardline Islamists widened their control in the centre of the war-shattered east African nation, officials said.The resignations of Culture Minister Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, Water and Natural Resources Minister Muhamoud Salat Nur, Fisheries Minister Hassan Abshir Farah, Ports Minister Ali Abdi Jir and five assistant ministers brought to 27 the number of ministers who have quit the 102-member cabinet. The move came two days after Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi survived a motion of no confidence. "Gedi's government is unpopular among most members of parliament, and its work plans will not be accepted by the national assembly," Nur told AFP.
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