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PM Roble caught up in Kenyatta and Farmajo's war of the skies

Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble. © FO/TM/Reuters

The Kenyan leader would rather deal with Somalia's prime minister than its president. He is now threatening to completely close Kenya's airspace to flights from the neighbouring country, even those on humanitarian missions. [...] (214 words)

Issue dated 07/06/2021

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Politics

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Mohamed Hussein Roble waits in the shadows as presidential election approaches

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Somalia's Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble. © REUTERS/Feisal Omar

SOMALIA Politics 02/07/2021

Puntland leader Said Deni keeps rivals guessing over his presidential ambitions

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The president of the federal state of Puntland, Said Abdullahi Deni. © Reuters

SOMALIA Diplomacy 18/06/2021

Farmajo's Turkish weekend

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Weakening of Farmajo and Bihi could open way to resumption of dialogue

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SOMALIA Politics 03/06/2021

Prime Minister Roble reluctantly upstages Farmajo

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Somalian Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble. © @SomaliPM/Twitter

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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. [...]

Somalia's president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. © REUTERS/Feisal Omar

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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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Qatar quietly prepares for life after Farmajo

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

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