The Role of Regional and International Organizations in Resolving the Somali Conflict: The Case of IGAD

By Kidist Mulugeta

The Role of Regional and
International Organizations in Resolving the Somali
Conflict: The Case of IGAD

Submitted to Friedrich Ebert-Stiftung, Addis Ababa
December, 2009

KIDIST MULUGETA | THE CASE OF IGAD

Table of Content
List of Abbreviations ...............................................................................................................................5
List of Tables ...........................................................................................................................................6
List of Figures ..........................................................................................................................................6
List of Appendices....................................................................................................................................6
Executive Summary ………………………………………………… ..........................................................7
Introduction ………………………………………………… ......................................................................8
CHAPTER ONE: THE SOMALI CONFLICT ……………………… .............................................................9
1.1 The Causes of the Somali Conflict ....................................................................................................9
1.1.1. Root Causes ...............................................................................................................................9
1.1.2. Aggravating Factors ..................................................................................................................10
1.2. The Implications of the Somali Conflict .......................................................................................... 11
1.2.1. Local Implications ..................................................................................................................... 11
1.2.2. Implications for the Regional States and the International Community

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