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Kenya, Somalia
Kenyatta, Ruto and Odinga court Somalia's new president

Somalia's new president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at his inauguration ceremony on 9 June 2022. © Hassan Ali Elmi/AFP

The Kenyan president and the two main contenders hoping to succeed him have already contacted the new Somali leader's officials. But they will have their work cut out to normalise relations between Nairobi and Mogadishu, which hit rock bottom under Somalia's previous leader. [...]

Published on 16/06/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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