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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. [...]

Published on 07.06.2021 at 05:00 GMT

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