Farmajo in Kinshasa to attend Kenya-Somalia talks

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Farmajo in Kinshasa to attend Kenya-Somalia talks

KINSHASA (HORN OBSERVER) - Somalia's isolated president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has travelled to Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to hold talks with Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta over their diplomatic ties se

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KINSHASA (HORN OBSERVER) - Somalia's isolated president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has travelled to Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to hold talks with Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta over their diplomatic ties severed.

Reliable sources privy to the plan said DRC president, Felix Tshisekedi invited both Uhuru Kenya of Kenya and Farmajo to attend meeting in Kinshasa town. Talks will be brokered by Felix who is serving as the chairperson of African Union (AU).

Uhuru is expected to arrive in Kinshasa in the forthcoming hours.

The relations between Somalia and Kenya hit bottom after the horn of Africa nation withdrew its diplomats from Kenya and expelled Kenyan diplomats from Mogadishu.

Somalia accused Kenya of frequent violation of Mogadishu's sovereignty, a claim dismissed by Kenyan authorities.

The decision by Somalia influenced by Kenya’s invitation to Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi who arrived in Nairobi last December and inked cooperation agreement with President Uhuru. However, the Somali government insists that Somaliland is part of its territory.

Both Somalia and Kenya are also contesting ownership of a triangular territory measuring 100,000km2 in the Indian Ocean boundary.

Somalia went to International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2014 following what it termed as failure to settle the matter with her neighbour, Kenya bilaterally.

The court had concluded the hearing of the maritime border dispute between Somalia and Kenya and is expected to release its verdict.

The verdict of the court is final and not subject to appeal.