The 2002 Somali Reconciliation Conference, sometimes called the Eldoret conference were a series of meetings held in

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during November 2002. It was attended by most supporters of the

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(TNG) of

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. The TNG was the predecessor organization of the

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(TFG). However, at the time, the

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(RRA) was still hotly contending with other factions, including warlord Adan Madobe-Habsade, who captured

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. The RRA accused the Juba Valley Alliance of assisting the warlord, an accusation denied by the JVA leader Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale.SOMALIA: Interview with Barre Adan Shire, chairman of the Juba Valley Alliance (JVA)
IRIN Former President and

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Ali Mahdi Muhammad blamed

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for interfering in the meetings. He left the conference to return to

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, saying it was a waste of time.

References

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