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Kenya-Somalia row not good for regional peace, avoid it

By The Standard | May. 23, 2019

At a London event in February, Somalia’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources unveiled what it claimed was the final block delineation for oil exploration consisting of up to 50 blocks. It was claimed that Somalia had put 15 blocks (including those Kenya considers its own) up for auction.

Kenya felt betrayed: It felt like a stab in the back from a dear friend. It severed diplomatic ties with the war-torn country by recalling its Ambassador from Mogadishu and asking Somalia’s Ambassador in Nairobi to return home.

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