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Somalia restores ties with Kenya

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House Nairobi in March 2017. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By  Aggrey Mutambo

Editor - Africa & International

Nation Media Group

Somalia has restored diplomatic ties it cut with Kenya, following mediation by Qatar.

The decision was announced on Thursday in what Somalia’s presidency said was meant to sustain regional peace and harmony.

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