Adadda Peace Agreement

  • Country/entity
    Ethiopia
    Somalia
    Ogaden
    Puntland
  • Region
    Africa (excl MENA)
    Africa (excl MENA)
    Africa (excl MENA)
    Africa (excl MENA)
  • Agreement name
    Adadda Peace Agreement
  • Date
    10 Mar 2007
  • Agreement status
    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement
    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level
    Intrastate/local conflict ( Somali Civil War (1991 - ) )
  • Stage
    Framework/substantive - comprehensive
  • Conflict nature
    Inter-group
  • Peace process
    Somali Local Peace Processes
  • Parties
    Bah Ararsame;
    Omar Mohamoud
  • Third parties
    -
  • Description
    Local agreement between Bah Ararsame and Omar Mohamoud that provides for compensation for deaths and the destructions of water catchments.


Local agreement properties

  • Process type
    Formal structured process
  • Rationale
    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?
    No
  • Link 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 area
  • Nature Of Locale
    Region
  • GPS Lat/Long (DD)
    7.879527, 47.744986
  • Participant type
    Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
    Regional state actor
  • Mediator, facilitator or similar
    Mediator or similar referred to
    Mediator (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 List
    Page 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