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Somalia President changed route to South Africa following Kenya - Somalia diplomatic row

Kenya - Somalia Cold War.


Somalia President find himself in a twist over territorial waters.

Diplomatic row gets deeper

Somalia President Farmaajo avoids transiting through Nairobi on his way to Pretoria for the swearing in ceremony of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa amidst diplomatic cold war between Somalia and Kenya. This comes days after Somalia officials were detained at JKIA for hours before being taken back to Mogadishu on Tuesday morning. The officials included a minister and 2 Senators.

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