Galkayo City Ceasefire

  • Country/entity
    Somalia
  • Region
    Africa (excl MENA)
  • Agreement name
    Galkayo City Ceasefire
  • Date
    2 Dec 2015
  • Agreement status
    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement
    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level
    Intrastate/local conflict ( Somali Civil War (1991 - ) )
  • Stage
    Ceasefire/related
  • Conflict nature
    Inter-group
  • Peace process
    Somali Local Peace Processes
  • Parties
    Abdiwili Mohamed Ali Gaas, President of Puntland State

    Abdikarim Hussein Guled, President of Galmudug State
  • Third parties
    mediated by Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
    with support from the UN, EU, IGAD, and clan elders
  • Description
    Ceasefire between Puntland state and Galmudug state, in Galkayo city

Local agreement properties

  • Process type
    Formal structured process
  • Rationale
    This peace agreement was mediated by Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke with support from the UN, EU, IGAD, and clan elders. It is not the first peace agreement addressing tensions in Galkayo (see, for example, the Ramada Peace Agreement of 04/12/2005).
  • Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
    Yes
  • Link to national process: articulated rationale
    The agreement calls for a ceasefire in Galkayo and is signed by the Presidents of Puntland and Galmudug states. It was mediated by the Somalia Prime Minister and welcomed by the Somali TFG President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. This, as well as the involvement of the UN, EU, and IGAD, suggests a link to the broader national-level attempt at ending conflicts in Somalia.
  • Name of Locale
    Galkayo
  • Nature Of Locale
    City
  • GPS Lat/Long (DD)
    6.770474, 47.429426
  • Participant type
    International or transnational actor
    Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
    Regional state actor
  • Mediator, facilitator or similar
    Mediator or similar referred to
    Mediator (references)
    Mediator: Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke with support from the UN, EU, IGAD, and clan elders.
    Type of mediator/facilitator/similar
    Central state actor Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder International or transnational actor

Local issues

  • Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)

    No specific mention.

  • Grievance List
    Page 1, Agreement description:, A four-point agreement aimed at solving tensions in Galkayo City, which is divided administratively between Puntland (the Daarood-Majeerteen Clan) and South Somalia (Hawiye-Habargidir clan). Two days of fighting killed 30 people, mostly civilians, and displaced 40,000 in October 2015.
  • Cattle rustling/banditry

    No specific mention.

  • Social cover

    No specific mention.

Galkayo Ceasefire

Comprehensive Ceasefire

Keep away the warring parties from the city, to become a safe free of heavy weapons

Re-displaced people to their homes in collaboration with the federal government

To appoint a committee from the federal government and the provincial governments to end the crisis in Galkayo and to discuss a lasting peace and cooperation between Galmudug and Puntland.

Signed:

Abdiwili Mohamed Ali Gaas, President of Puntland State

Abdikarim Hussein Guled, President of Galmudug State