Somalia: Factions accuse talks organisers of mismanagement

Some Somali factions participating in the Somali peace talks in Kenya have accused the conference organisers of mismanaging the proceedings and disregarding the conference rules during the latest plenary session, said a press statement issued on Tuesday. On Monday night, the plenary endorsed "by a large majority" an agreement concluded in January, according to a source at the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), under whose auspices the talks are being held. The leaders of the Somali groups meeting in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on 29 January signed what has been described as "a landmark breakthrough" agreement on a number of contentious issues that had earlier been plaguing the peace talks.