This week, Kenya and Somalia were on the verge of an all-out war along the border that separates the two nations.
In Kenya’s Mandera Town, business came to a standstill. Jubaland forces loyal to fugitive Minister Abdirashid Janan fought with soldiers from Somali National Army.
A couple of days later, President Farmaajo and President Kenyatta of Somalia and Kenya respectively, said their countries must work together to ensure lasting peace and stability.
It is now emerging that pressure from the United States might have forced Somalia into the negotiating table with Kenya.
Somalia’s escalating tensions with Kenya threatened the stability of the whole region. The presence of Somalia’s forces in Kenyan territory may have worsened the situation.
Senior diplomats serving in Nairobi clarified that Farmaajo who placed the initial call to his Kenyan counterpart.
Sources now reveal that intervention by the United States led to a thawing in relations between the two Horn of Africa neighbors.