Somalia: Semiautonomous State to Ally Itself With Government

[Jacaylbaro]

The semiautonomous Somali state of Jubaland agreed Wednesday to ally itself with the national government, in a deal welcomed by Somalia’s internationally backed authorities, who have struggled to extend their reach far beyond the capital, Mogadishu, and are also fighting the Shabab militia. Jubaland, in southern Somalia and bordering Kenya, was one of several breakaway regions of the fractured nation.

 

The agreement was signed after a week of negotiations in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, between Somalia’s state minister, Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir, and the self-appointed leader of Jubaland, Ahmed Madobe. Mr. Madobe will remain in charge of Jubaland for a two-year transitional period, but he did agree to hand over control of the port and airport in the coastal city of Kismayo.

 

 

New York Times

[Homunculus]

It's good for the country. The interference by the Kenyan gov. and the SFG supporting warlords to topple the nascent state was destroying the reconciliation process. Now the real power in the horn of africa forced both sides to a acknowledge each other, nobody gets all they want but the government gets a source of revenue and the federal state becomes a reality.