Cairo has little to say about the return of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as Somalia’s president, keeping an eye on the Horn of Africa amid Turkey’s growing influence in the region and the stalled negotiations on Ethiopia’s controversial Nile dam.
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Kenya Bans Somalia Flights
11 May 2021 - 10:04 am
President Uhuru Kenyatta with his Somalia counterpart Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo after the National Prayer Breakfast at Safari Park hotel in Nairobi on May 31, 2018.
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The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) on Tuesday, May 11, suspended all flights between Kenya and Somalia with immediate effect.
A statement by KCAA seen by
Kenyans.co.ke announced that only medevac flights and United Nations flights on humanitarian missions, were exempted from the order.
It is yet to be known why the flights have been suspended.
President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) and Dr Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani, who is the Special Envoy of the Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar at State House on Thursday, May 6, 2020.
Qatar Special Envoy Reconciles Uhuru & Somali President
6 May 2021 - 4:52 pm
President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) and Dr Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani, who is the Special Envoy of the Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar at State House on Thursday, May 6, 2020.
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A statement from the Somali Government seen by
Kenyans.co.ke indicated that the two leaders agreed to set aside their differences after intervention from the Amir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani.
The Amir s message was delivered by Dr Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani, who is the Special Envoy of the Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar for Counterterrorism and Mediation of Conflict Resolution.
Kenya Moves to Change Miraa Production After UK Row
Miraa traders at Kiengu miraa market in Igembe Central, Meru County on September 6, 2016.
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The miraa sector will undergo a raft of changes as the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KeBS) seeks to develop a code of practice for the industry.
The stimulant, which earns Kenyan farmers nearly Ksh10 Billion a year, was banned by the UK in 2014, creating tension between the two partners.
London banned Khat with anyone found in possession of the stimulant being slapped with a Ksh9,000 fine while suppliers risk a 14-year jail term.
A majority of the European Union and G8 countries, the US and Canada also banned the use of miraa after reclassifying it as a controlled drug.