Somali rivals reach peace deal
But some fear another hollow agreement since biggest of warring factions not present.
Ould-Abdallah said the agreement also called for the UN to authorise deployment of an international stabilisation force.
Within 120 days, Ethiopian forces helping the government fight the Islamic Courts’ Union fighters would then leave, conditional on the deployment of sufficient UN troops, he said.
The Islamic Courts’ Union has denounced the opposition figures who took part in the meetings, casting doubt on the implementation of any agreement.
‘Arm twisting’
Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow, reporting from Nairobi, said some of the main sticking points seem to have been overcome.
The presence of Ethiopian troops in Somalia was a sticking point at the Djibouti talks [EPA] |
“They agreed to the cessation of hostilities, and a halt to armed confrontation within 30 days. They also agreed that Ethiopian troops in Somalia should withdraw from the country within 120 days,” he said.
Tense talks
Meanwhile, clashes between Muslim fighters and Somali-Ethiopian forces killed at least 28 people over the weekend in Mogadishu.
The fighters are waging an Iraq-style campaign of roadside bombings, ambushes and assassinations.
The violence has triggered a humanitarian crisis that aid workers say may be the worst in Africa, with at least a million people displaced.