African Union Mission to Somalia
After the start of the civil war in Somalia in the early 1990s, Djibouti, as the headquarters of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development regional body, became an active participant in the Somali peace process. In 2000, Djibouti hosted the Arta conference, as well as the 2008–2009 talks between the Transitional Federal Government and the Alliance for the Reliberation of Somalia, which led to the formation of a coalition government. Djibouti later joined the African Union Mission to Somalia in 2011.