Adadda Peace Agreement
- Country/entityEthiopia
Somalia
Ogaden
Puntland - RegionAfrica (excl MENA)
Africa (excl MENA)
Africa (excl MENA)
Africa (excl MENA) - Agreement nameAdadda Peace Agreement
- Date10 Mar 2007
- Agreement statusMultiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangementYes
- Agreement/conflict levelIntrastate/local conflict ()
- StageFramework/substantive - comprehensive
- Conflict natureInter-group
- Peace processSomali Local Peace Processes
- PartiesBah Ararsame;
Omar Mohamoud - Third parties-
- DescriptionLocal 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 typeFormal structured process
- RationaleThis 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 rationaleNeither the agreement text nor limited background research suggests a link to a national-level peace process.
- Name of LocaleAdadda area
- Nature Of LocaleRegion
- GPS Lat/Long (DD)7.879527, 47.744986
- Participant typeDomestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
Regional state actor - Mediator, facilitator or similarMediator 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/similarRegional 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