Your account has been succesfully created.

EN FR

The Morning Brief
Log in

Password

Keep me logged in

Forgot your password?
Subscribe

Somalia
PM Roble caught up in Kenyatta and Farmajo's war of the skies

Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble. © FO/TM/Reuters

The Kenyan leader would rather deal with Somalia's prime minister than its president. He is now threatening to completely close Kenya's airspace to flights from the neighbouring country, even those on humanitarian missions. [...]

Published on 07/06/2021 at 06:00 GMT

This article may be accessed by subscribers

In order to ensure high-quality and independent journalism, Africa Intelligence relies solely on subscriptions from its readers, with no advertising, no events and no consulting work.

Several offers are available depending on your particular reading needs

Consult our offers

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

Discover our work by making use of the following possibilities: daily newsletters, a selection of free articles, keyword alerts.

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

create a free account

Politics

Set up email notifications for these topics

Farmajo
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Mohamed Hussein Roble
Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani
Raychelle Omamo
Uhuru Kenyatta
UN

East Africa
Kenyatta pushes Kenyan khat in Djibouti and Ethiopia

Outgoing Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta is hoping to take advantage of improving relations with his neighbours to sell them his country's psychotropic plant, khat. He came with his agriculture minister to a regional summit to try to drum up sales, but he faces an uphill struggle.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 13.07.2022

A khat seller in a market in Maua, Kenya.

Somalia
Mediation efforts continue as Farmajo and Roble remain at daggers drawn

The president and his prime minister have been at each other's throats for weeks and so far all attempts at mediation have failed.

Free access Politics 24.09.2021

President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, aka Farmajo, and his prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble.

Somalia
Intelligence chief Fahad Yasin turns to politics as influence wanes

The all-powerful director of Somalia's National Intelligence Service Agency (NISA), Fahad Yasin, will no longer be calling the shots in Mogadishu.

Subscribers only Politics 30.08.2021

Somalia
Mohamed Hussein Roble waits in the shadows as presidential election approaches

Mohamed Hussein Roble is not officially a presidential candidate but over the past few weeks, Somalia's prime minister has been making an increasing number of trips abroad.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.08.2021

Somalia's Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble.

Somalia
Puntland leader Said Deni keeps rivals guessing over his presidential ambitions

With the date of the presidential election officially confirmed on Tuesday, alliances are gradually beginning to take shape. Said Deni is tempted to run, but at the risk of playing into the hands of the incumbent Farmajo.

Subscribers only Politics 02.07.2021

The president of the federal state of Puntland, Said Abdullahi Deni.

Somalia
Farmajo's Turkish weekend

The Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, aka Farmajo, will be in Turkey from Friday to attend the Antalya Diplomatic Forum from 18 to 20 June.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.06.2021

Somalia
Weakening of Farmajo and Bihi could open way to resumption of dialogue

The electoral crisis in Somalia and the parliamentary election in Somaliland have weakened the two incumbent presidents, who have fallen back on patriotic rhetoric that leaves little room for a potential rapprochement. However, the situation could work in favour of their opponents, who are more amenable to a resumption of dialogue.

Subscribers only Politics 11.06.2021

Set up email notifications for these topics

Farmajo
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Mohamed Hussein Roble
Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani
Raychelle Omamo
Uhuru Kenyatta
UN

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!

Senegal
Guns, gold and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Somalia
PM Roble caught up in Kenyatta and Farmajo's war of the skies

This article may be accessed by subscribers

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

create a free account

Set up email notifications for these topics

East Africa
Kenyatta pushes Kenyan khat in Djibouti and Ethiopia

Somalia
Mediation efforts continue as Farmajo and Roble remain at daggers drawn

Somalia
Intelligence chief Fahad Yasin turns to politics as influence wanes

Somalia
Mohamed Hussein Roble waits in the shadows as presidential election approaches

Somalia
Puntland leader Said Deni keeps rivals guessing over his presidential ambitions

Somalia
Farmajo's Turkish weekend

Somalia
Weakening of Farmajo and Bihi could open way to resumption of dialogue

Somalia
Prime Minister Roble reluctantly upstages Farmajo

Somalia
Farmajo scores minor victory but loses ground to rival Madobe

Kenya, Somalia
How Doha failed to reconcile Nairobi and Mogadishu

Spotlight | Qatar, Somalia, UAE
Farmajo, spurned by Qatar, turns to UAE crown prince MBZ

Somalia
Qatar quietly prepares for life after Farmajo

Somalia
Farmajo gains the upper hand on Kenyatta in Jubaland

Kenya, Somalia
Kenyatta tries to sidestep arbitration and resolve border dispute with Mogadishu via Doha

Kenya, Somalia
Kenya's Somali community steps up pressure on Kenyatta over border tensions

Set up email notifications for these topics

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Indigo Publications' websites

Senegal Guns, gold and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

African Union: the battle of the giants

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Somalia PM Roble caught up in Kenyatta and Farmajo's war of the skies

This article may be accessed by subscribers

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

create a free account

Set up email notifications for these topics

East Africa Kenyatta pushes Kenyan khat in Djibouti and Ethiopia

Somalia Mediation efforts continue as Farmajo and Roble remain at daggers drawn

Somalia Intelligence chief Fahad Yasin turns to politics as influence wanes

Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble waits in the shadows as presidential election approaches

Somalia Puntland leader Said Deni keeps rivals guessing over his presidential ambitions

Somalia Farmajo's Turkish weekend

Somalia Weakening of Farmajo and Bihi could open way to resumption of dialogue

Somalia Prime Minister Roble reluctantly upstages Farmajo

Somalia Farmajo scores minor victory but loses ground to rival Madobe

Kenya, Somalia How Doha failed to reconcile Nairobi and Mogadishu

Spotlight | Qatar, Somalia, UAE Farmajo, spurned by Qatar, turns to UAE crown prince MBZ

Somalia Qatar quietly prepares for life after Farmajo

Somalia Farmajo gains the upper hand on Kenyatta in Jubaland

Kenya, Somalia Kenyatta tries to sidestep arbitration and resolve border dispute with Mogadishu via Doha

Kenya, Somalia Kenya's Somali community steps up pressure on Kenyatta over border tensions

Set up email notifications for these topics

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Senegal
Guns, gold and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Somalia
PM Roble caught up in Kenyatta and Farmajo's war of the skies

East Africa
Kenyatta pushes Kenyan khat in Djibouti and Ethiopia

Somalia
Mediation efforts continue as Farmajo and Roble remain at daggers drawn

Somalia
Intelligence chief Fahad Yasin turns to politics as influence wanes

Somalia
Mohamed Hussein Roble waits in the shadows as presidential election approaches

Somalia
Puntland leader Said Deni keeps rivals guessing over his presidential ambitions

Somalia
Farmajo's Turkish weekend

Somalia
Weakening of Farmajo and Bihi could open way to resumption of dialogue

Somalia
Prime Minister Roble reluctantly upstages Farmajo

Somalia
Farmajo scores minor victory but loses ground to rival Madobe

Kenya, Somalia
How Doha failed to reconcile Nairobi and Mogadishu

Spotlight | Qatar, Somalia, UAE
Farmajo, spurned by Qatar, turns to UAE crown prince MBZ

Somalia
Qatar quietly prepares for life after Farmajo

Somalia
Farmajo gains the upper hand on Kenyatta in Jubaland

Kenya, Somalia
Kenyatta tries to sidestep arbitration and resolve border dispute with Mogadishu via Doha

Kenya, Somalia
Kenya's Somali community steps up pressure on Kenyatta over border tensions