(Sh. M. Network)-Representatives from Somali government, the breakaway Puntland...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion...
region, the central Galmudug
...a semiautonomous region in central Somalia, bordering Puntland on the north. Galmudug is not trying to obtain international recognition as a separate nation, but rather considers itself autonomous within the larger Somali federalism, for what that's worth...
region, and the pro-government militia Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa are gathering today in Addis Ababa , the Æthiopian capital, for the formation of a permanent government to replace the current transitional government.
Somalia's Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohammed Ali, parliament speaker Sharif Hassan and as well as TFG president are at the meeting with officials of the United Nations
...an organization which on balance has done more bad than good, with the good not done well and the bad done thoroughly...
, US, African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
, Arab League
...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
and East African peace bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
The meeting is scheduled to review what has come out from the previous Roadmap meetings inSomaliaas a document that leads towards ending the transitional period on time, in August 2012. it is expected the conference will produce a positive outcome for Somalia.