The Somali politician named prime minister by President Abdullahi Yusuf last week resigned on Wednesday, saying he did not want to be an obstacle to peace in the Horn of Africa nation, according to Reuters. Yusuf appointed Mohamed Mohamud Guled after sacking Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein earlier this month, but parliament and the international community backed Hussein, effectively leaving the already weak government with two prime ministers. "After evaluating the current situation in Somalia, I have decided to resign," Guled told reporters at his house. "I stood down so that I am not seen as a stumbling block to the peace process, which is going on well now," he said. There was no immediate comment from Yusuf on whether he would support Hussein as prime minister again.
