Now Ibrahim Ali Hassan will head and coordinate the fourth ministerial conference of FOCAC in Sharm El Sheikh in late 2009...
The 1 November talks began with the SICC's Sheikh Ibrahim Hassan Adow refusing to meet a government delegation until Ethiopia withdraws its forces and Kenya withdraws as co-chair (with Sudan) of the talks...
The SICC delegation has recognised the TFG only as 'a gesture of goodwill' according to Ibrahim Hassan Adow who replaced Sheikh Sharif as head of delegation at the last minute...
Donors will have pushed for Premier Ibrahim Hassane Maiyaki (who memorably described Maïnassara's murder as an 'unfortunate accident') to remain: he gets credit for the recent leap in privatisation...