Galkayo City Ceasefire
Export agreement:
Country/entity
SomaliaRegion
Africa (excl MENA)Agreement name
Galkayo City CeasefireDate
2 Dec 2015Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict ()Stage
Ceasefire/relatedConflict nature
Inter-groupPeace process
Somali Local Peace ProcessesParties
Abdiwili Mohamed Ali Gaas, President of Puntland State
Abdikarim Hussein Guled, President of Galmudug StateThird parties
mediated by Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke with support from the UN, EU, IGAD, and clan eldersDescription
Ceasefire between Puntland state and Galmudug state, in Galkayo city
Agreement document
Agreement document (original language)
Local agreement properties
Process type
Formal structured processRationale
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?
YesLink 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
GalkayoNature Of Locale
CityGPS Lat/Long (DD)
6.770474, 47.429426Participant type
International or transnational actor
Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
Regional state actorMediator, facilitator or similar
Mediator or similar referred toMediator (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 ListPage 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