Somali TFG Leaders Sign Reconciliation Agreement

Abdulahi Yuusuf Nuur Cadde, the respective TFG interim President and Prime Minister signed a deal of agreement on August 24, 2008 in Adis Ababa, the Capital city of Ethiopia. The two were called earlier this month to a negotiation function administered by Zenawi and his staff in Ethiopia where they were blamed for fuelling further unrest in Somalia because of their differences.

In a news conference in Adis Ababa, in order to abide to the will of the Prime minister of Ethiopia and Mr. Zenawi. the TFG heads announced their agreement in a written document outlining the terms in which their agreement is to hold valid containing the following conditions.

1. To ensure the success of the disposal of former Mogadishu Mayer Mohamed Dhere.
2. To abide by the Prime Minister's decision of naming the new ministers
3. To name to the cabinet of minister five new ministers and to include two the former ministers who resigned in support of Abdullahi Yusuf.
4. To keep as ministers those who vocally resigned but have not submitted their resignation to the office of the Prime Minister
   

The two rivals of the TFG have supporting cast in the TFG parliament each working on strategies to oust the other from the government. In fact, Abdullahi Yusuf threatened the Prime Minister that he would get rid of him like he did his predecessor, Mr. Gedi. The Ethiopian dictator, Zenawi, of whom both of them take command and who dictates their agendas and tasks in the TFG clearly took sides on their conflict favoring Mr. Nur Ade, the Prime Minister. Mr. Zenawi commanded Abduhi Yusuf on several occasions to quit meddling with the TFG government affairs and political routes and rather become part of the solution instead of the problem.

Yesterday, as a final note, the Zenawi government wrote to both conflicting parties announcing they would withdraw their troops out of Somalia if the TFG continues to be divided. As a result, the two heads finally signed a deal to unite in order to stay in power in Somalia.