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New Somali prime minister named New Somali prime minister named
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A new prime minister has been named in Somalia, three weeks after his predecessor was forced from office.A new prime minister has been named in Somalia, three weeks after his predecessor was forced from office.
The new man is Nur Hassan Hussein, a former policeman, who heads the Somali Red Crescent humanitarian organisation.The new man is Nur Hassan Hussein, a former policeman, who heads the Somali Red Crescent humanitarian organisation.
Mr Hussein, also known as Nur Adde, said he would do his best in a "difficult" job.Mr Hussein, also known as Nur Adde, said he would do his best in a "difficult" job.
He takes office amid a humanitarian crisis in Somalia, where the UN refugee agency says 1m people are now homeless following fighting in Mogadishu. He takes office amid a humanitarian crisis in Somalia, where the UN refugee agency says 1m people are homeless following fighting in Mogadishu.
Islamist insurgents are battling the Ethiopia-backed government forces in the capital.Islamist insurgents are battling the Ethiopia-backed government forces in the capital.
I pledge to do my utmost to perform the difficult obligations in front of me, by respecting the Somali federal charter Nur AddeNew Somali prime minister class="" href="/1/hi/world/africa/7106979.stm">Profile: Nur Adde Some 200 000 people have fled their homes in the past two weeks, with aid agencies saying the country has been plunged into an unfolding disaster.
Some 200 000 people have fled their homes in the past two weeks. Monumental task
President Abdulahi Yusuf said he looked to the new premier to get the Somali people out of their current problems.
I pledge to do my utmost to perform the difficult obligations in front of me, by respecting the Somali federal charter Nur AddeNew Somali prime minister Profile: Nur Adde Have Your Say
BBC East Africa correspondent Adam Mynott says that is a monumental task.
Somalia is so unstable that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon say it is too dangerous to send peace-keeping troops there - even though the Security Council would like to.Somalia is so unstable that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon say it is too dangerous to send peace-keeping troops there - even though the Security Council would like to.
Only Uganda has sent troops to an African Union mission but they have not been able to stop the violence. Our correspondent says that Mr Nur is not a career politician and that may play to his advantage.
After his appointment, Nur Adde said: "I pledge to do my utmost to perform the difficult obligations in front of me, by respecting the Somali federal charter." But he says many people see him as a weak Yes-man to the president.
Mr Nur said: "I pledge to do my utmost to perform the difficult obligations in front of me, by respecting the Somali federal charter."
He is from the Hawiye clan, the largest in Mogadishu, many of whom distrust President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, from the rival Darod group.He is from the Hawiye clan, the largest in Mogadishu, many of whom distrust President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, from the rival Darod group.
The previous prime minister, Ali Mohamed Ghedi, resigned amid intense diplomatic pressure to try to bring stability to the western-backed transitional government - and after losing a power struggle with President Yusuf.The previous prime minister, Ali Mohamed Ghedi, resigned amid intense diplomatic pressure to try to bring stability to the western-backed transitional government - and after losing a power struggle with President Yusuf.
Somalia has not had a functioning national government since President Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown in 1991.Somalia has not had a functioning national government since President Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown in 1991.