Adadda Peace Agreement
Country/entity
Ethiopia
Somalia
Ogaden
PuntlandRegion
Africa (excl MENA)
Africa (excl MENA)
Africa (excl MENA)
Africa (excl MENA)Agreement name
Adadda Peace AgreementDate
10 Mar 2007Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict ()Stage
Framework/substantive - comprehensiveConflict nature
Inter-groupPeace process
Somali Local Peace ProcessesParties
Bah Ararsame;
Omar MohamoudThird parties
-Description
Local agreement between Bah Ararsame and Omar Mohamoud that provides for compensation for deaths and the destructions of water catchments.
Agreement document
Local agreement properties
Process type
Formal structured processRationale
This agreement is part of a series of initiatives launched between 1997-2007 aimed at ending the Adadda conflict. The Puntland administration, traditional leaders (Isimo), elders, and religious leaders supported the peace process that led to the signing of this agreement.Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
NoLink to national process: articulated rationale
Neither the agreement text nor limited background research suggests a link to a national-level peace process.Name of Locale
Adadda areaNature Of Locale
RegionGPS Lat/Long (DD)
7.879527, 47.744986Participant type
Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
Regional state actorMediator, facilitator or similar
Mediator or similar referred toMediator (references)
Mediators: Mediating committee composed of 13 members from the Bah Ararsame and Omar Mohamoud communities, the conflict parties, as well as a mediation committee composed of traditional leaders (Isimo), elders, religious leaders and members of the Puntland administration (see reference Interpeace and Puntland Development Research Center, 2008).Type of mediator/facilitator/similar
Regional state actor Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
Local issues
- Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)
No specific mention.
- Grievance ListPage 1, The following terms were agreed upon:
- Payment of one-hundred and twenty camels for each of the deceased persons from the Bah Ararsame; 50,000,000 Somali Shillings (So.sh) for funeral costs; $1000 for the family of deceased; and one godobtir girl per deceased;
- The wounded are to be examined in Garowe—four from the Bah Ararsame and five from the Omar Mohamoud; - Cattle rustling/banditry
No specific mention.
- Social cover
No specific mention.
Adadda Agreement, 2007
The following terms were agreed upon:
- Payment of one-hundred and twenty camels for each of the deceased persons from the Bah Ararsame;
50,000,000 Somali Shillings (So.sh) for funeral costs;
$1000 for the family of deceased;
and one godobtir girl per deceased;
- The wounded are to be examined in Garowe—four from the Bah Ararsame and five from the Omar Mohamoud;
- Destruction of three berkedo in Adadda and one in Daladka;
- Construction of new water points is prohibited in the geographical zone between the Bah Ararsame and Omar Mohamoud.
That includes the villages of Qoriley, Magacley, Maygaagle, Carris and Gumbur;
- Those who defy the aforementioned agreements will be held accountable;
they will be fined 50,000,000 So.sh and one year imprisonment;
- Building of impermanent settlements are prohibited;
violators will be fined 10,000,000 So.sh and imprisoned for six months;
- Puntland government will reimburse the owners of the berkedo a sum of twenty-six thousand dollars ($26,000);
ten-thousand dollars ($10,000) for Ina Habsade’s berked, six thousand dollars ($6000) for the berked in Daladka, and ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for two other berkedo
Following the appeal of the Bah Ararsame the mediating committee revised the above agreement by adding the following:
- Increasing the value of Ina Habsade’s berked to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000);
- A buffer zone of 25Km between the two communities is demarcated;
this draws back the berked of Ina Habsade 7km