Djibouti — Somalia's new president Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed has returned to Djibouti after he had attended an AU summit that concluded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, an official told radio Shabelle on Wednesday.

Ahmed Abdulahi, a Somali MP told radio Shabelle that pesident Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed accompanied by Djibouti president Ismail Omar Guelle were welcomed in Djibouti by ministers from Djibouti government.

"The president is in Kampisi Hotel in Djibouti and he is trying his best to nominate prime minister soon" Said Ahmed Abdulahi.

Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, an Islamist cleric was elected as Somali president in Djibouti on Saturday by the Somali Parliament.

Mr. Ahmed attended the 12th AU summit in Addis Ababa where he met different heads of states including Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.

President Ahmed will meet and hold discussions with Somali parliamentarians currently assembled in Djibouti.

The new president promised an effective government which aims to resolve military instability in the country.