Somalia restores ties with Kenya
Thursday May 06 2021
Somalia s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Kenya s President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House Nairobi in March 2017. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
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Somalia has restored diplomatic ties it cut with Kenya, following mediation by Qatar.
The decision was announced on Thursday in what Somalia’s presidency said was meant to sustain regional peace and harmony.
Abdirashid M Hashi, the spokesman for Somalia’s President Mohamed Farmaajo, said Qatar had steered the resumption of relations but did not elaborate how.
“In [the] interest of good neighbourliness, FGS [Federal Government of Somalia] resumes diplomatic ties with Kenya based on mutual benefit and respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity, non-external interference, peaceful co-existence and equality.
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KDF Responds to Threats Issued by Somalia President
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The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has responded to threats issued by Somalia President, Mohamed Farmaajo, as the row between the neighbouring country and Kenya escalates.
Farmaajo threatened to expel KDF from Somalia and wrote to the African Union Mission to Somalia (Amisom) initiating an anti-Kenya campaign.
Somalia wants Eritrea to take over Kenya s role in the peacekeeping mission. Our presence in Somalia is governed by Amisom agreement, KDF Spokesperson Zipporah Kioko stated adding that the agreement bars Farmaajo from withdrawing Kenya s consent to send her soldiers in a peacekeeping mission in the country.