VZCZCXRO0592
RR RUEHDE RUEHROV RUEHTRO
DE RUEHSA #3303 2611240
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 181240Z SEP 07
FM AMEMBASSY PRETORIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1825
INFO RUCNSOM/SOMALIA COLLECTIVE
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 1300
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 1160
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC C O N F I D E N T I A L PRETORIA 003303 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR AF/E N. GAREY, AF/S R. MARBURG 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/16/2017 
TAGS:      
SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICA MULLING RECONCILIATION PROGRAM FOR 
SOMALI NGRC MEMBERS 
 
 
Classified By: Political Counselor Raymond Brown.  Reasons 1.4(b) and ( 
d). 
 
(C) The South African Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is 
debating internally the possible SAG funding of a 
reconciliation program for members of the Somali National 
Governance and Reconciliation Committee (NGRC), according to 
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director for the 
Horn of Africa Phindile Xaba (protect).  The idea behind the 
program would be to bring the Committee members to Pretoria 
to share South Africa's own experiences with reconciliation 
following the end of apartheid.  DFA would like to recruit 
one of the South African non-governmental organizations with 
experience in reconciliation initiatives (such as the Human 
Rights Commission, the Institute for Justice and 
Reconciliation (IJR), or the Centre for the Study of Violence 
and Reconciliation (CSVR)) to organize the program.  Xaba 
noted that the SAG remained concerned about the 
"inclusiveness" of the Somali reconciliation process, and 
that this was a factor weighing against proceeding with their 
initiative at this time. 
Bost