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Analysing Somalia Conflict: Involving Actors, Causes, Triggering and Possible Solutions

Received: 26 September 2022     Accepted: 17 October 2022     Published: 25 May 2023
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Abstract

This study is analyst Somali conflict roots and investigate social effects of this long term conflicts. This paper is analyzing Somali conflict and it is backed up by analyzing and utilizing existing literature as well as reports. It also included include the comprehensive range of conflict dynamics identified, and the way in which factors that are identified as having greater importance are identified and discussed. This paper is Structuration approach of the framework provides a degree of sophistication in distinguishing conflict enablers, such as availability of arms, from sources of tension such as chronic resource shortages unemployment and the limitations of traditional legal frameworks. Furthermore, the essay also presented the possible solutions on Somalia conflict such as it presented to apply indigenous or grass root peace building approach which Somaliland managed its civil wars and conflict and also build democratic political authority which have the popularity as well as legitimacy of its own people. Also this essay identifying the role of actors or agencies of Somalia Conflict by declaring their positions and also underlying interests of the conflicting parties. Finding the causing and triggering factors of Somaliland conflict and long historical linked problems from traditional, and solutions to solve Somaliland Elders and clams are solve their conflict’s in 1991.

Published in Advances in Sciences and Humanities (Volume 9, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.ash.20230902.13
Page(s) 29-33
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Keywords

Somali Conflict Roots, Peace Building, Guurti, Traditional, Cold War, Reconciliation

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  • Department of Planning and Policy, Ministry of Defence Somaliland, Hargeisa, Somaliland

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