In January 2004 a conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya, at which the Transitional Federal Government was agreed to. A document was signed by the major factions, entitled, Declaration on the Harmonization of Various Issues Proposed by the Somali Delegates at the Somali Consultative Meetings from 9–29 January 2004. From this, the Transitional Federal Institutions were agreed to, including elections. However, none of the parties yet had disarmed.[1]
On 25 October, President Ahmed formally requested assistance from the African Union Peace and Security Council in setting up government operations in Mogadishu[3]
