Relations between Kenya and Somalia have been strained for some time over economic and maritime boundary issues. But new alliances in the region are now making the situation worse.
The latest dispute is over Kenya’s alleged interference in Somalia’s internal affairs. Countries in the Horn are being drawn into the battle, threatening to destabilise an already fragile region. Despite the Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s (IGAD) engagement in the latest conflict, the regional body may not be able to resolve the problem alone.
The crisis calls for robust joint action by the African Union (AU) and IGAD with international partners’ support, departing from the usual AU-IGAD engagement. The AU should increase its role in the region and develop concrete strategies and actions to avoid a looming crisis in the Horn.
Kenya
Puntland
Somalia-general
Somalia
Djibouti
Somaliland
Tigray
Ethiopia
Sudan
Eritrea
Mogadishu
Banaadir
In a press conference he held at his office, the Somalia Minister for Information directly blamed the United Arab Emirates for encouraging insurrection and use of violence re-igniting fresh tensions between the two countries.
Minister Osman Dubbe responded angrily to a statement the UAE released decrying excessive use of force during the Friday clashes between the interim Somalia government and protesters supporting the Union of Presidential Candidates who previously declared non-recognition of a government whose mandated term expired. The opposition, as a result, demanded that they had no confidence in another attempt to revive an electoral process led by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo as they blamed him for its failure in the first place.
Qatar
Ministry-of-foreign-affairs
Amanat-al-asimah
Yemen
Gedo
Somalia
Galmudug
Somalia-general
Somaliland
Mogadishu
Banaadir
Saudi-arabia