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Analysts say the conference was short on achievements because it was not all‐inclusive. Organisers of Somalia's national reconciliation conference hailed the meeting as a success even as analysts expressed doubts over the outcome, saying major parties in the current crisis had been left out of the peace‐making process. “The conference came to a close on August 30th. It has been a success,” said Abdulkadir Walayo, media adviser to the National Governance and Reconciliation Commission (NGRC), which organised the conference. Walayo said the conference marked the first time in 16 years that Somali clans “formally sat down to reconcile and forgive one another”. His observation was echoed by the government spokesman Abdi Haji Gobdon, who said the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) viewed this phase of the conference as “a total success”. He said the government would forge ahead with reconciliation and planned to send delegates to the regions and districts to explain the conference outcome to communities. The conference was postponed three times amid threats of violence and even when it got under way on July 15th, it was marred by boycotts by some key parties. According to analysts, however, the conference did not achieve much and failed in
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series – Wiley
Published: Sep 1, 2007
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