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Somalia: Govt Recalls Envoy, Orders Kenyan Ambassador Out
Nation, 29 November 2020
Somalia on Sunday appeared to dig a new rift with Kenya after it summoned its envoy to Kenya "for consultations", accusing Nairobi of interfering with Mogadishu's electoral… Read more »
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East Africa: Somalia-Kenya Frosty Relationship - Who Could Be Provoking Who Here?
East African, 6 December 2020
The recent Kenya Somalia diplomatic spat where Somalia President Mohammed Abdullahi Farmaajo recalled his envoy from Nairobi, brings to the Farmaajo administration's displeasure at… Read more »
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Somalia: UN Chief in Somalia Calls for Timely Election, Based On Consensus Among Stakeholders
Radio Dalsan, 29 November 2020
In an interview with al-Jazeera, Mr Swan, also the head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia, said timely elections will be possible only if parties adhere to the electoral deal… Read more »
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Somalia: Somalia Expels Kenyan Envoy Lucas Tumbo Over 'Poll Interference'
Shabelle, 29 November 2020
Somalia has expelled Kenyan Ambassador to Mogadishu Lt. General (Rtd) Lucas Tumbo over alleged interference in the upcoming elections. Read more »
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Somalia: Somalia Accuses Kenya of 'Blatant Interference', Recalls Envoy to Nairobi
Radio Dalsan, 29 November 2020
Somalia has recalled its ambassador in Nairobi over alleged blatant interference in its internal affairs, resulting Jubaland president Ahmed Madobe to renege on 17th Sep election… Read more »
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Somalia: Opposition Presidential Contenders Accuse Mogadishu Mayor of 'War-Inciting' Threats
Radio Dalsan, 27 November 2020
The Council of the Presidential Candidates Union strongly condemns the inflammatory and war-inciting remarks made by the Governor of Banadir Region, who is also the Mayor of… Read more »
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Somalia: International Community Delegates Meet Deni to Discuss Election Process
Radio Dalsan, 30 November 2020
Puntland State of Somalia leader Said Abdullahi Deni met in Garowe with a delegation from the United Nations, the European Union, the African Union and the Intergovernmental… Read more »
Kenya, Somalia in Diplomatic Row as Ambassadors Recalled
Somalia's Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Mohamed Ali Nur says his country is recalling its Ambassador to Kenya Mohamud Ahmed Nur 'Tarzan', and ordered Kenya's envoy to Mogadishu, Lucas Tumbo, out of the country. The Somali government accuses Kenya of pressuring Jubaland State to reject an electoral deal reached in October allowing for formal indirect elections to proceed in December. Kenya announced earlier this month it will start giving Somalis visas on arrival, something it had suspended from 2018 as it courted Somalia to open up investment channels for Kenyans.
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) welcomes his Somalia counterpart Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed at State House in March 2017.
InFocus
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Acoording to the country's election schedule, parliamentary elections both for Upper and Lower Houses will run from December 1 to 27, 2020, while presidential elections will be ... Read more »
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There is a strong political movement in the capital Mogadishu, in preparation for the country's upcoming 2020 and 2021 elections. The opposition, especially the presidential ... Read more »
