Description
Somalia is complex conflict with internal and internationalised elements alongside localised conflicts. There have been multiple peace processes across conflict levels, and there are many stakeholders. The Federal Government of Somalia has struggled with controlling Somali territory and with moving beyond a fragile political coalition based on a power-sharing formula to a more encompassing democratic system. There are many domestic, regional, and international actors involved in peacemaking in Somalia due to geopolitics and concerns about extremist groups, and there is a large, multi-dimensional peacekeeping mission, AMISOM, authorised by the African Union (AU) but supported by an array of states and institutions. This policy paper analyses the inter-governmental organisations (IGOs) engaged in peacemaking in Somalia - both how they collaborate as well as any competition. It also analyses the interaction of these IGOs with states that are domestic and bilateral actors.
