Somalia Summons Kenyan Ambassador After Deportation of State Minister in Nairobi
On July 28, 2026, the Somali Foreign Ministry summoned Kenya's ambassador in Mogadishu following the deportation of Somalia's State Minister at the Presidency, Abshir Bukhaari. Bukhaari was denied entry at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Monday and returned to Mogadishu over a Kenyan passport dispute. This follows a similar incident involving the Second Deputy Prime Minister earlier in the month. The back-to-back deportations have triggered a significant diplomatic row between the two neighbors, threatening their close cooperation on counterterrorism efforts.
Date: July 28, 2026
Location: Somalia
Conflict: Somali Civil War
Category: diplomacy
Severity: MEDIUM
Source: Hiiraan Online