Somalia: IGAD's Attempt to Restore Somalia's Transitional Federal Government
Abstract
Political solutions have been found for several longstanding conflicts in Africa in 2003 -- in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, and Burundi. The political arrangements in these countries may not necessarily usher in permanent peace and stability, but they at least afford an opportunity to work toward such goals. Unfortunately, this is not the case for Somalia, where anarchy, violence, and chaos have prevailed for over 15 years. A national reconciliation conference -- the 14th of its kind -- sat in Nairobi for two years and finally formed a Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in August, 2004. As usual, the outcome of the conference was not welcomed, either by warlords or later on by Islamic clerics in Somalia. Nonetheless, despite institutional obstacles, the Inter Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD) has continued to press their intention to send peacekeepers to Somalia to reinstall the fragile transitional government against the wishes of the Islamic Courts Council (ICC). This thesis examines the possible strategies that IGAD should consider using in its intended mission of supporting the restoration of the Transitional Federal Government.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA462459
Entities
People
- Francis E. Emathe
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School