Sxb, does this look like a guy who was sent to issue ultimatums?
UNSOM ambassador Swan is actually spearheading the debt relief effort in coordination with the IMF, I would suspect that he played a major role in bringing forth this meeting between the finance ministries of the FG & FMS. The topic of discussion is the impending debt clearance and shaping the budget moving forward.
Blackie has navigated through this stalemate very well, there is no reason why the FG shouldn't halt hostilities with his administration after this move. He gained legitimacy in the eyes of the IC after Amb. Swan had met him in Kismayo earlier this week in Kismayo, and later met Deni, Sh.Shariif, etc in which he stated that he was engaging all stakeholders to agree on a consensus on the upcoming federal elections.
I expected better from Farmaajo, he has been outmaneuvered so far.
No one is denying that madoobe is a stakeholder. But this goes way above madoobe or even farmajo. The outcome of kismaayo will determine if we get a strong central government or cofederalism.
The same government that fought tooth and nail to get a favourable candidate elected in hiirshaable and southwest and is now doing in galmudug wont just bend over.
I watched ahmed madoobe after the james swan meeting and he was ranting about the government and how it took over gedo from him.
Same government just took over berxaani today which is in lower juba and settled by gaaljecel and reer talxe mx.
Today they are literally on his doorstep. Ahmed madoobe has survived so far which is impressive. But he lost the war.
