{"id":2753,"date":"2024-11-17T18:40:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T18:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africansforthehorn.org\/?p=2753"},"modified":"2024-11-17T18:40:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T18:40:59","slug":"dissecting-the-implications-of-somalias-constitutional-amendments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africansforthehorn.org\/dissecting-the-implications-of-somalias-constitutional-amendments\/","title":{"rendered":"Dissecting the Implications of Somalia\u2019s Constitutional Amendments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Africans for the Horn of Africa Initiative (Af4HA) i<\/strong>n partnership with Somali Institute Development Research and Analysis<\/strong> aka SIDRA Institute<\/strong> and Horn Vision<\/strong>, are pleased to invite you to a Pan African solidarity virtual event<\/strong> on Thursday, 21 November 2024, at 10:00 -12:00 EAT<\/strong> to highlight the recent developments in Somalia aligned to the Constitutional amendments adopted by the Federal government and their impact on Somalia\u2019s federalism, peace and security and also in the Horn of Africa region. We hope that the webinar will contribute to raising awareness on the implications of these developments, while also providing an avenue for developing ideas on future actions and prospects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recently the Federal government of Somalia amended some provisions of its Constitution, and other provisions are proposed for amendment. This move led to confrontation between the Federal government and state governments, specifically Puntland (announced its intention to leave the federal system) and Somaliland. The changes have been viewed as detrimental to national unity for the Federal government and states, and potentially destabilizing to the security of Somalia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Constitution is the basic law of a country wherein the sovereign will of the people is expressed, making it necessary for Somalis citizens to deliberate on the recent constitutional developments, in order to understand the implications \u2013 both positive and negative \u2013 of the amendments. The webinar will also provide a platform for conversation on what citizens can expect following the changes adopted as well as those proposed, including the process of building consensus which is key in constitutional review processes and on the proposed referendum and its potential outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Speakers will interrogate: first, the process of constitutional amend both in theory and practice; second, the substance of the amendment; and third, what the process that led to the amendment as well as the amendment itself means for Somali citizens in terms of the enjoyment of their constitutional rights, peace and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speakers<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\nContextual background<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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