• Country/entity

  Somalia
  

• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  

• Agreement name

  Peace Agreement between the Sa’ad and Saleman sub-clans

• Date

  18 Feb 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

  Sa’ad and Saleman sub-clans

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  Short peace agreement between the Sa'ad and Saleman sub-clans in Adado that restores land-holdings back to original owners, agree to use shariah as the basis for criminal justice, and establish a joint elders' council, a joint local police committee and a joint local judiciary committee authorized to extend this agreement in all the respective areas.

• Agreement document

  SO_070218_Peace Agreement between the Saad and Saleman sub-clans.pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

• Process type

  Formal structured process
  

• Rationale

  The local peace process that led to the signing of this agreement was launched by elders and politicians of the conflict parties and supported by the Transitional Federal Government, other state officials, members of the communities, including youth and women, as well as international and national non-governmental organisations. This peace process followed the first local peace initiative that was launched in 2004.

• 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 the national-level peace process.

• Name of Locale

  Mudug - Galgadud

• Nature Of Locale

  Region

• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  6.478236, 46.951934

• Participant type

  Central state actor
  Local state actor
  International or transnational actor
  Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
  Local community/civilian group(s)/civil society organisations
  Regional state actor
  

• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  Mediator or similar referred to

  Mediator (references)

  Facilitators: Center for Research and Dialogue facilitation team; Interpeace; TFG Funders: TFG; Puntland administration; international donors (Sweden and Norway); Interpeace

  Type of mediator/facilitator/similar

  Central state actor Regional state actor Local community/civilian group(s)/civil society organisations International or transnational actor

Local issues

Peace Agreement between the Sa’ad and Saleman sub-clans, Adado, 18 February 2007

The peace agreement is non-negotiable, with no recourse to past events from now onwards.

The long-standing blood vendetta conflict between the two sides is completely dismissed.

Abiding by the Somali tradition and cultural context, the two communities opened a new chapter for peace.

All forms of properties destroyed in the fighting were also dismissed.

Every person is entitled to have access to his/her own property - water pools, houses, plot of land, etc. -

regardless of the properties’ location.

Property captured in the fighting is to be unconditionally returned to its owner on the basis of Sharia law, including vehicles, camels and cattle etc.

Note:

Military equipment, such as battlewagons and guns, are excluded and are dealt with through a technical settlement.

The two sub-clans agree to respect and uphold the peace accord and its authentic implementation.

They agree to practice Sharia and use this as the basis for settling any crime committed.

For effective sustainability and implementation of this historic agreement, the two sub-clans agree to establish a joint elders’ council, a joint local police committee and a joint local judiciary committee authorized to extend this agreement in all the respective areas.