| Who'da ever expected something like that? |
Somalia's interim prime minister sacked his information minister, an aide said yesterday, underlining a growing split threatening the fledgling transitional government. The administration, tasked with ending 14 years of chaos in Somalia, is facing an acrimonious division over where it should be based after relocating from neighboring Kenya where it was formed at peace talks last year. "It's true that Mohamud Abdullahi Jama has been replaced as the information minister, I can confirm that," said Yusuf Ismail Baribari, a senior figure in the interim government, speaking on behalf of Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi. Jama said he had not been informed of his demotion.| Is there such a thing as a "crying stock"? |