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Somalia says it will cut diplomatic ties with Kenya

Abdullahi Farmaajo.

Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By  Aggrey Mutambo

Editor - Africa & International

Nation Media Group

Somalia early Tuesday morning announced it was cutting diplomatic ties with Kenya in the latest escalation of a spat between the two.

Officials in the Kenyan capital said on Tuesday morning they have not received any formal communication from Mogadishu on severing ties.

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