Inhibiting Factor of Economic Growth in Somalia

The situation in Somalia from any perspective is bleak and there is little hope of improvement in the short term. The basis for this is the lack of a broad political solution to conflicts that afflict the country. The Djibouti process is more or less stalled due to a lack of inclusiveness. The armed opposition seems not currently interested in joining this process and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) is too weak for other factions to convince of the need to participate.

Ultimately the key question is where the common interest of all concerned Somali faction by very different motives and interests are driven, from the influence of the clan, religious, economic gain and political power. This question will the Somalis themselves must be answered, because the past has shown that one imposed from above or from outside political solution offered does not work. So far killed all political processes to lack of support in Somalia or the uncoordinated actions of external actors, who often pursue their own agenda in Somalia and therefore recruit local partners. Such interventions have not always been so supportive of the difficulties in reaching peace and make some more sense in that part of the problem than the solution.