Ramada Peace Agreement
Country/entity
Somalia
PuntlandRegion
Africa (excl MENA)
Africa (excl MENA)Agreement name
Ramada Peace AgreementDate
4 Dec 2005Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict ()Stage
Framework/substantive - partialConflict nature
Inter-groupPeace process
Somalia-Puntland Peace ProcessParties
Reer Mahad sub-clan;
Reer Khalaf sub-clanThird parties
-Description
Settlement between the Reer Mahad and Reer Khalaf exchanging reparations following a series of revenge killings between the two sub-clans.
Agreement document
Local agreement properties
Process type
Informal but persistent processRationale
One of multiple local agreements signed in Galkayo. The agreement mentions a committee, but neither the agreement text nor limited contextual research suggests that it played a formalised supportive role beyond the agreement.Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
NoLink to national process: articulated rationale
The agreement aims to reconcile two sub-clans after local-level killings. Neither the agreement text nor limited background research suggests a link to the national-level peace process.Name of Locale
GalkayoNature Of Locale
CityGPS Lat/Long (DD)
6.800345, 47.433250Participant type
Local state actor
Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
Local community/civilian group(s)/civil society organisationsMediator, facilitator or similar
Mediator or similar referred toMediator (references)
Broker: Elders from Reer Bi’ii-yahan, a Majeerteen sub-clan, brokered this agreement (not apparent from the agreement text, but referred to in Interpeace 2008, p. 28).Type of mediator/facilitator/similar
Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
Local issues
- Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)
No specific mention.
- Grievance ListPage 1, 1. In the case of the first killing at the checkpoint, ...
2. In the second case of killings, ...
3. In case of the killing of the Nabaddoon, who is a birmageydo (traditionally protected or “spared from the spear”), ... - Cattle rustling/banditry
No specific mention.
- Social cover
No specific mention.
The Ramada Peace Agreement, 2005
The outcome of the agreement can be summarized as follows:
1. In the case of the first killing at the checkpoint, the committee agreed to follow the judgment of the court since the offenders acknowledged the killing and the court ruled on that basis.
The committee concluded diya payment should be 100 camels, an additional 20 camels as respect and 5,000,000 Somali Shillings for funeral expenses and the handgun, apportioned by the two sub-clans (Reer Mahad and Reer Khalaf) to which the perpetrators belong.
2. In the second case of killings, the committee ordered the sub-clan of Reer Mahad should pay diya for the two deceased, 100 camels and an additional 20 camels as reverence, and 5,000, 000 Somali Shillings for funeral expenses plus the two firearms, and offer two Godobtir (girls for marriage) to heal the aggrieved party.
3. In case of the killing of the Nabaddoon, who is a birmageydo (traditionally protected or “spared from the spear”), the committee ordered the sub-clan of Reer Khalaf to pay diya of 100 camels and 20 additional camels as respect, plus 5,000,000 Somali Shillings for funeral expenses and the gun, and offer a Godobtir (girl for marriage) to heal the aggrieved party.
A further $ 20,000 is to be paid as reverence to the Reer Mahad sub- clan.
On the first point, the offenders were taken to a court in Gaalka’yo and convicted to 10 years imprisonment and diya of 120 camels.
The family of the deceased initially refused the ruling and instead demanded capital punishment for the murder but ultimately accepted diya.