(Xinhua) -- The African Union's Special Representative for Somalia, Nicolas Bwakira, said on Wednesday in Mogadishu that the Peace and Security Council of African Union was concerned about the "tension" within the Somali transitional government and called for unity among Somali leaders. Speaking at a news conference in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, Bwakira, who is currently visiting the country, said he came to Somalia to hold consultations with senior Somali leaders including the President Abdullah Yusuf Ahmed and the Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein.
Differences between the two leaders have recently emerged after the Somali Premier sacked the mayor of Mogadishu Mohamed Omar Habeeb, a close ally of the Somali President late last month.
"The Peace and Security Council of African Union was concerned about what seemed to be a tension within the Transitional Government," Bwakira told reporters in Mogadishu.
The disagreement intensified after eleven ministers allied with Yusuf resigned over the dismissal of Habeeb but the Somali premier named six ministers to replace them.