Somalis end peace conference in Ethiopia

A peace conference bringing together many of Somalia’s feuding factions ended last night an appeal from Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin. Mesfin told participants, including powerful North Mogadishu faction leader Ali Mahdi Mohamed, to pursue dialogue as the best way of Africa country.

The minister advised the wrangling Somalis from some 25 factions at the meeting in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to heal their wounds before a major reconciliation conference in the Somali town of Bossisso in November.

Hussien Aided the faction leader in south Mogadishu and self-proclaimed president of Somali, boycotted the Addis Ababa meeting.

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