Jubbaland State-building Conference Opens in Kismaayo

A state-building conference in Jubbaland has officially opened in Kismaayo on Thurs. Feb. 28. Efforts to form a new state has been expected to start since October last year but has faced many hurdles before including a sustained and continuing interference from Somalia's Federal Government. The participants in the conference come from the various sub-clans that live in Lower Jubba, Middle Jubba and Gedo.