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| Parliament sacks Somali speaker | Parliament sacks Somali speaker |
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| Somalia's transitional parliament has voted overwhelmingly to sack its speaker, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan. | Somalia's transitional parliament has voted overwhelmingly to sack its speaker, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan. |
| He opposed Ethiopia's intervention and fell out with both the interim president and the prime minister. | He opposed Ethiopia's intervention and fell out with both the interim president and the prime minister. |
| He also called for peace talks with the Islamists who lost control of southern Somalia, including the capital, Mogadishu, last month. | He also called for peace talks with the Islamists who lost control of southern Somalia, including the capital, Mogadishu, last month. |
| Mr Aden, currently on a tour of Europe, said the Ethiopian occupation meant decisions by MPs were null and void. | Mr Aden, currently on a tour of Europe, said the Ethiopian occupation meant decisions by MPs were null and void. |
| The vote at the parliament in Baidoa, was carried by 183 votes to nine. | The vote at the parliament in Baidoa, was carried by 183 votes to nine. |
| A spokesman for Mr Aden told the BBC that he did not accept the decision as not enough of the 275 members convened. | A spokesman for Mr Aden told the BBC that he did not accept the decision as not enough of the 275 members convened. |
| "They also voted with a show of hands, which is completely illegal," Abdirahman Ibbi told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme. | |
| Troops | |
| Ethiopia's Ministry of Information has denied reports that it has begun pulling its troops out of Somalia. | Ethiopia's Ministry of Information has denied reports that it has begun pulling its troops out of Somalia. |
| The government is trying to restore order in Mogadishu | The government is trying to restore order in Mogadishu |
| It is estimated to have some 8,000 troops in the country and has said it wants them to leave as soon as possible. | It is estimated to have some 8,000 troops in the country and has said it wants them to leave as soon as possible. |
| Both South Africa and Tanzania have said it is too early to decide whether they will contribute troops to the proposed African peacekeeping force. | Both South Africa and Tanzania have said it is too early to decide whether they will contribute troops to the proposed African peacekeeping force. |
| So far only Uganda has agreed to provide peacekeepers. | So far only Uganda has agreed to provide peacekeepers. |
| The South African deputy foreign minister, Aziz Pahad, said in a BBC interview that while the need was urgent, his country's armed forces were already over-stretched, with a number of peacekeeping missions in Africa. | The South African deputy foreign minister, Aziz Pahad, said in a BBC interview that while the need was urgent, his country's armed forces were already over-stretched, with a number of peacekeeping missions in Africa. |
| Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete earlier told the BBC that any troop deployment must first be discussed with military leaders. | Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete earlier told the BBC that any troop deployment must first be discussed with military leaders. |
| On Tuesday, the leaders of Ethiopia and Kenya said several African countries had offered to contribute troops to the force. | On Tuesday, the leaders of Ethiopia and Kenya said several African countries had offered to contribute troops to the force. |
| Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi named them as: Uganda; Nigeria; South Africa; Malawi and Senegal. | Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi named them as: Uganda; Nigeria; South Africa; Malawi and Senegal. |
| In a briefing to parliament, he said he expected them to be in place this month. | In a briefing to parliament, he said he expected them to be in place this month. |
| Over the weekend, the regional body, Igad, sent envoys to seven African countries, asking them to contribute to a proposed 8,000-strong peacekeeping force. | Over the weekend, the regional body, Igad, sent envoys to seven African countries, asking them to contribute to a proposed 8,000-strong peacekeeping force. |