EDITORIAL: A third way is possible in Kenya-Somalia maritime border dispute
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Egypt's Abdelfattah al-Sisi and Somali's Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo in New York on September 24, 2019. Presidents Kenyatta and Farmaajo met and agreed to normalise relations "without any implications for the maritime case." PHOTO | COURTESY | VILLA SOMALIA
In poignant symbolism for the slogan of African solutions to African problems, the meeting that secured a commitment to normalise relations between Kenya and Somalia was brokered by Egyptian President and incumbent African Union chair Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
The Tuesday night meeting that took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York was the first face-to-face encounter between the principals since March.
