Somalia's Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke speaks at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome November 17, 2009. Mr Sharmarke announced his resignation on Tuesday after a weeks-long dispute with President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. File Photo
Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke announced his resignation on Tuesday after a weeks-long dispute with President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.
The long-brewing feud between the two principals resulted in Sharmarke's exit before a fully-fledged political crisis could blow up but left the embattled government in limbo as it struggled to fend off a fierce insurgency.
