A private jet carrying Sharif and several of his delegates has taken off from Djibouti where he was elected as the president of Somalia and landed Addis Ababa airport, Ethiopia .

AU official told Xogta Online that Sheikh Sharif is due to meet with AU chairman Jean Ping on sending peacekeeping forces to Somalia .

He will return to Mogadishu after the summit and his immediate task is to try to put together a unity government -- the 15th such attempt since Somalia descended into anarchy with the overthrow of the dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991.

Ahmed said his government would not tolerate any abuse of power or corruption and treat neighbours with respect.

Legislators hope they have elected a man able to isolate or even bring on board hardline insurgents, but warned his task would be even tougher unless he forms a true unity government.