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Somalia
Farmajo gains the upper hand on Kenyatta in Jubaland

Somalia and Kenya heads of state Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed aka Farmajo (left) and Uhuru Kenyatta. © Feisal Omar/Reuters

Jubaland minister for internal security Adbirashid Janan has rallied to incumbent president Farmajo in a savvy political coup that is a slap in the face for all of Farmajo's direct political opponents, especially Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. [...]

Published on 26/03/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Fahad Yasin Haji Dahir public figure
Farmajo public figure
Madobe public figure
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed public figure
National Intelligence and Security Agency organisation
Uhuru Kenyatta public figure
Abdirashid Janan
Ahmed Mohamed Islam
Said Abdullahi Deni

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Somalia's Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble.

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Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble.

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Somalian Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble.

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Farmajo scores minor victory but loses ground to rival Madobe

The Somali president did not directly participate in the negotiations that led to the deal that is supposed to end the country's electoral impasse. He did score a minor victory on one of his claims.

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Somalia's president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.

Kenya, Somalia
How Doha failed to reconcile Nairobi and Mogadishu

Despite their combined efforts, Qatar's ambassadors in Kenya and Somalia have failed to lower tensions between the neighbouring countries, locked in a row over offshore oil reserves that straddle their respective borders.

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Somalia
Qatar quietly prepares for life after Farmajo

The emirate is distancing itself from the outgoing Somali president and spy chief Fahad Yasin could be the first to pay the price. As a sign of his loss of influence, Yasin is being sued for a raid on a local radio station late last month.

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Somalia
Farmajo ready to negotiate with US

Somalia's foreign affairs minister is expected in Washington today for a week-long diplomatic trip aimed at negotiating a way out of the political crisis.

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Kenya, Somalia
Kenyatta tries to sidestep arbitration and resolve border dispute with Mogadishu via Doha

For fear of losing, Kenya has decided to boycott the arbitration hearings at the International Court of Justice on its martime border dispute with Somalia and is hoping to find a solution instead with the help of Doha.

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Farmajo is rescheduling the presidential election and did not invite the opposition

President Farmajo is stoking the fire by excluding members of the opposition as he lays down the roadmap for the next election.

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Incumbent Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, aka Farmajo.

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Erdogan wades into maritime border dispute between Kenyatta and Farmajo

With the ICJ due to rule on the issue of their maritime borders in a few weeks' time, Nairobi and Mogadishu remain very much at daggers drawn. By dispatching its foreign minister Mevlüt Çavusoglu to the region, Ankara is hoping to become the indispensable mediator between the two countries.

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Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed aka Farmajo (left) with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Madobe public figure
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed public figure
National Intelligence and Security Agency organisation
Uhuru Kenyatta public figure
Abdirashid Janan
Ahmed Mohamed Islam
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