Somalia: January 29, 2004

Archives

All of the tribes and 42 warlords agreed on a new government. The 275 members of parliament will be selected by tribal and clan leaders. Parliament will then elect a president. Since most warlords are also tribal or clan chiefs, this will probably work. The breakaway Puntland region will join the new Somalia, but not the other breakaway region; Somaliland. The new government is to be formed by the end of February. There have been 14 previous peace deals in the last 13 years, none of which worked. But none of the earlier  deals had such complete agreement. So this one might work.

A German UN aid worker was kidnapped in the south.

 

X

ad

Help Keep Us From Drying Up

We need your help! Our subscription base has slowly been dwindling.

Each month we count on your contributions. You can support us in the following ways:

  1. Make sure you spread the word about us. Two ways to do that are to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
  2. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. We’ll send the news to your email box, and you don’t have to come to the site unless you want to read columns or see photos.
  3. You can contribute to the health of StrategyPage.
Subscribe   Contribute   Close