Somali Central Bank Chief Quits Over Graft Concerns

Somalia's central bank governor has resigned less than two months into the job, citing pressure to authorize improper deals, diplomats said on Monday.   The departure of Yussur Abrar, the first woman to occupy the post, is a blow to foreign donors pumping billions of dollars in aid money into a Horn of Africa country grappling with an Islamist insurgency.   It will also embarrass the government of Somalia, which has been promising to enforce higher standards in its management of ...

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