Somalia: President Farmajo jets off to Kenya

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MOGADISHU, Somalia - A high-level delegation led by Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has departed Mogadishu on Monday for Nairobi, Kenya, Garowe Online reports.

President Farmajo accompanied by Ministers, MPs and top government officials will attend the swearing-in of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday, with many heads of state from the Africa.

President Kenyatta will be sworn in for a second term in office Tomorrow following the victory of October 26 repeat presidential election that was upheld by Kenya's Supreme Court November 20.

Kenyan is one of the east African countries contributed troops to the UN-mandated AU mission in Somalia that is helping Somali Federal Government in the decade-long fight against Al Shabaab.

At the end of Uhuru's inauguration in Nairobi, President Farmajo would proceed to Ivory Coast for two-day EU-Africa Summit scheduled to kick start in Abidjan on 28th and concluded 29th November.

GAROWE ONLINE

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