The AU has warned against Somalia’s rising antagonism towards Kenya, saying it could jeopardise regional security.
AUC Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat addressed the matter on Sunday during the 38th Extra-Ordinary Summit of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad), that took place in Djibouti.
He said Somalia and Kenya should resolve their differences through dialogue to ensure the regional cooperation against Al-Shabaab and other challenges is not disrupted.
Mr Faki noted that the two countries share a long history of good neighbourliness.
“Kenya, it should be noted, is a troop-contributing country to Amisom, and hosts a large community of Somali refugees,” he said, referring to the AU forces in Somalia, to which the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has sent troops.