The Somaliland Times  
ISSUE 40 October 26, 2002

Warring Somalia Factions Move to Restore Peace
FRONT PAGE
FEATURE

Controversy Surrounds NDC/GTZ Demobilizing Project

Promotion of Economic Recovery Project by ILO Launched

Warring Somalia Factions Move to Restore Peace

Sixth Camp in Ethiopia Set to Close as Somali Refugees Go Home

NEWS IN BRIEF

Omer Arteh Ghalib To Run For President

ARTS & CULTURE

Continued from the previous issue:

Maxamed Ibraahim Warsame 'Hadraawi'

PEOPLE

Notes on Mr. Omer Arteh Ghalib

EDITORIAL & OPINION

Reintegration Should Be For All

Stratfor Strategic Forecasting
Hostage-Taking Leaves Putin in No-Win Situation

Qatar Coup Plot May Thwart U.S. War Plans
The East African Standard (Nairobi) October 24, 2002 

William Faria And Barnabas Bii

Nairobi 

Leaders of the Somali warring factions yesterday took a significant step towards reconciliation and bringing back democracy in their country.

"If the peace agreement is sealed, there is hope of rebuilding the war-divided Horn of Africa state," said Kenya's Special Envoy to Somalia, Mr Elijah Mwangale. The leaders who are attending the Somali Peace talks in Eldoret are optimistic of ending the 11-year conflict.

Mwangale told journalists yesterday that the faction leaders have resolved to bury their differences and work to form a national government.

Somalia is likely to return to civilian rule soon after the warlords sign a peace agreement to end the conflict ," said Mwangale.

This is the first time the Somalia warlords have attended a peace conference.

The Eldoret meet, which is the final round, have brought the main warring rivals together in an unusual bid to make truce.

More than 400 delegates including leaders of various warring factions are attending the Eldoret reconciliation talks organised by Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) and attended by officials from the United Nations, European Union and the Arab League among other observers.

Mwangale said he has been holding consultations with the warlords and the delegates and there were indications that they may sign a peace agreement.

Among the main faction leaders attending the talks are Gen Mohammed Said Morgan, Hussein Aideed, the former President of Puntland, Mr Jama Ali Jama, Mohammed Dhere, Barre Aden Shire and Hassan Mohammmed Nur.