Somali committee calls for reconciliation in South West
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Caasimada Online
In Mogadishu, a mediation committee met Somali parliament speaker Abdulqadir Mohamed Nur to propose ways to promote reconciliation and stability in Somalia’s South West. The region’s leader, Aadan Maxamed Nuur, is meanwhile holding consultations with federal officials and political figures, reports Caasimada Online.
A committee made up of traders, religious leaders and members of the Somali diaspora has called for stronger reconciliation, peace and stability in the South West state. It presented its proposals to the speaker of the House of the People, Cabdulqaadir Maxamed Nuur, at a meeting in Mogadishu, reports Caasimada Online.
The speaker of the House of the People welcomed the involvement of various groups in society in peace and development efforts. Members of the Somali federal parliament also took part in the meeting.
The meeting comes as clashes and political tensions pit forces supporting regional leader Cabdicasiis Lafta-gareen against those backing the Baidoa administration. Forces allied to Lafta-gareen control four districts in the Bay region, according to Caasimada Online.
The previous day, the president of the South West state, Sheekh Aadan Maxamed Nuur, and former regional leader Shariif Xasan Sheekh Aadan had discussed security and reconciliation in the region. Their meeting is covered in an article about their discussions on security in Somalia’s South West.
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