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Why Kenyatta boycotted IGAD

Despite an invitation from the Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali (see here), the Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta was absent [...] (303 words)

Issue dated 13/12/2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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13th IGAD summit invitation

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