Somali civil umbrella appeals for reconciliation meeting within this month

Somali civil umbrella organization yesterday appealed to the federal government to hold the reconciliation meeting in Mogadishu, Banadir state before the end of this month.

Addressing the media, Somali South Central Non-State Actors (SOSCENSA), a multi-sectoral and non-partisan platform in South-Central Somalia has stressed on the importance of such gathering for Bandir residents and the entire Somalis.

The civil society pointed out the deadline of holding the meeting to be from 20^th to 25^th of January 2018.

Also the statement highlighted their dismay on the IDPs that were forcefully evicted from their camps on 28^th December 2017 pledging to present all the difficulties faced by them in the meeting.

2 days ago, the governor of Banadir state Thabit Abdi Mohamed announced the indefinite postponement of the reconciliation meeting expected in Mogadishu from 7^th to 8^th January on technical grounds.

Late December, SOSCENSA appointed a committee for mediation in political disputes in Somalia, a move allegedly aimed at the widening schism between the federal government and some opposition figures.

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