10/11/08 (B473) Garowe / Le Premier Ministre somalien rend visite au Président du GNT qui suit un traitement médical annuel à Londres, pour des problèmes cardiaques. Son hospitalisation au Kenya aurait été rendue nécessaire parès une discussion tendue entre les deux hommes sur la réintégration ou non de ministres démissionnaires. // Somalia: PM Visits the President At London Hospital (En Anglais – Info lecteur)

Somalia’s interim Prime Minister, Nur « Adde » Hassan Hussein, visited President Abdullahi Yusuf who is undergoing an annual medical treatment in London, Radio Garowe reported Saturday.

There was no official word following the closed-door meeting between Somalia’s top leaders, but government insiders said the discussions were centered on Prime Minister Nur Adde’s selections for a new Cabinet.

Last month, the East African regional body IGAD issued time-based benchmarks for the Somali transitional government to meet, including the appointment of new Cabinet ministers.

Prime Minister Nur Adde’s pronounced decision to exclude ten pro-Yusuf ministers from the new Cabinet reportedly infuriated the Somali president and led to speculation of a renewed dispute.