By Asha Elmi - Reporter
MOGADISHU, Oct. 7, 2026 Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre laid foundation stones for a peace centre and a school for children orphaned by conflict in Balanballe, following a peace agreement between two clans, state television reported on Tuesday.
The projects followed a reconciliation gathering in the town, in Galgaduud region, where clan leaders finalised an agreement on Monday aimed at ending fighting around Balanballe and Guriceel.
The peace centre is intended to support reconciliation and community unity, while the school will accommodate up to 600 children whose parents died in conflict, Somali National Television said.
Traditional leaders Ugas Hassan and Ugas Mohamed signed the agreement on Monday in the presence of 52 elders representing the two clans, the broadcaster said.
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The fighting has affected residents’ lives and the surrounding area, according to the broadcaster.
Barre was accompanied at the foundation-laying ceremony by Internal Security Minister Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail, known as Fartaag, National Intelligence and Security Agency Director Mahad Mohamed Salad and Galmudug President Ahmed Abdi Kariye.
The report did not specify the projects’ cost, funding sources or expected completion dates.