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Stability at risk as Somalia and Kenya spat over sea border

By Abiodun Ogundairo
20 March 2021   |   4:23 pm
A dispute between Kenya and Somalia over an oil- and gas-rich area in the Indian Ocean is unlikely to spark an armed conflict. But it may have ramifications for fishing communities, as well as the wider region.

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