Jendayi E. Frazer , the State Department 's top Africa official , said the United States had no intention of holding direct talks with the leaders of the Council of the Islamic Courts , which took control of Mogadishu , the capital , earlier this month after prolonged clashes with Somali warlords secretly backed by the C.I.A . Instead , Ms. Frazer said the United States and its allies would push to strengthen the security troops of Somalia 's largely powerless interim government , which she called '' the only legitimate framework for governance in Somalia . ''