Options To End Somalia’s Current Political Stalemate - Heritage Institute for Policy Studies - Policy Brief

To counteract what they see as open hostility from the FGS, the leaders of the member states have taken the extraordinary step of forming the Council of Interstate Cooperation (CIC). [...] While the FGS had legitimate concerns relating to the inclusivity of the administration and the formation process, the manner in which it sought to influence the process proved counter-productive. [...] Vice President Abdihakim Amey on the other hand has consistently opposed the outcomes of the CIC meetings, including the most recent, in which the communiqué declared the suspension of ties with FGS. [...] The roads linking the capital to the closest towns in the north and in the south have become impassable, because Al-Shabaab fighters have retaken them. [...] The overarching of objective of the meeting should be the following: A) A public commitment by the FGS to cease and desist in interfering in the internal affairs of the member states.