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    A delegation led by the President of the Republic of Somaliland, HE Muse Bihi Abdi, left for Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday after receiving an official invitation by the Kenyan government.

    This is President Bihi’s first visit to Kenya since taking office in 2017.

    The delegation accompanying the President includes the Minister of Interior, Hon. Mohamed Kahin Ahmed, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Yasin Hagi Mohamoud Hiir (Faratoon), the Minister of Environment and Rural Development Hon. Shukri Haji Bandari, and the Minister of Investments Hon. Minister of Investment Mohamed Ahmed Mohamoud.

    Multiple high-ranking government officials have confirmed President Bihi’s visit to Kenya and added that the President of Kenya Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta invited the delegation from Somaliland.

    Sources add that President Bihi will meet with the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta but declined to comment if the invitation from Kenyatta outlined areas of discussion between the two presidents.

    It is unclear if the visit by President Bihi will result in the establishment of formal ties between Somaliland and Kenya.

    This follows recent visits by the Minister of Interior Hon. Mohamed Kahin Ahmed and the Minister of Investments Hon. Mohamed Ahmed Mohamoud (Awad) to Nairobi.

    It is unclear if their visits were part of the preparation for President Bihi’s visit to the Kenyan Capital.

    Minister of Investment Hon. Hon. Mohamed Ahmed Mohamoud (Awad) in Nairobi on Dec 6th.

    The Horn of Africa’s center of gravity has shifted away from Addis Ababa and to Nairobi following the Prime Minister of Ethiopia’s war in Tigray.

    The president-elect of the United States, Joseph R. Biden has spoken to President Kenyatta regarding the Horn of Africa.

    In the Past, members of the Somaliland government, opposition leaders and other politicians have met with Kenyan legislators and opposition figures in Nairobi.

    Soldiers of the Kenyan Contingent serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) stand in front of the black flag of the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab painted on the wall of Kismayo Airport. On 02 October 2012, Kenyan AMISOM troops supporting forces of the Somali National Army and the pro-government Ras Kimboni Brigade moved into and through Kismayo, the hitherto last major urban stronghold of the Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab, on their way to the city's airport without a shot being fired following a month long operation to liberate towns and villages across southern Somalia from Afmadow and Kismayo itself. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
    KDF forces serving with AMISOM in Kismayo, Somalia

    President Uhuru Kenyatta’s invitation to President Bihi comes at a low point for the relationship between Somalia and Kenya with the two countries withdrawing their respective ambassadors following an accusation by Somalia that Kenya has meddled in its internal affairs – despite Kenya having a large contingent of its armed forces deployed in Somalia as part of AMISOM.

    Regional analysts believe that the Somali President Mohamed Abdillahi Farmajo is using the conflict with Kenya in his reelection bid.

    Despite lacking international recognition, Somaliland has enjoyed a string of diplomatic successes recently most notably the establishment of bilateral ties with Taiwan in July this year.

    This article first appeared in the Somaliland Chronicle and is republished with permission.

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