 In response to Godane's announced name change and merger with al-Qaeda, all other Shabaab top leaders called a conference in Baidabo.They refused to adopt the new name (al-Qaeda in East Africa) and they agreed on a new policy, focusing entirely on domestic issues and with no mention any more of international struggle.One significant policy proposal was to form a national, independent Shura of Islamic clerics, which means also independent of al-Qaeda.