Kenya’s Involvement in Somalia

The World

Two weeks ago Kenyan troops crossed the border into neighboring Somalia to fight the militant Islamist group Al-Shabaab.

That move has been a controversial one.

The BBC’s Willl Ross spoke to Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Abdiweli about the situation.

He tells host Marco Werman about how the Somali government is explaining Kenya’s involvement.

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