Kenya, Somalia opened borders

Kenya's President Daniel Arab Moey announced on Monday that his country will open its borders with Somalia as a recognition of the progress attained in the talks took place in Nairobi in an attempt to end one decade of confusion and disorder in the African horn region.

News reports quoted Moey as saying in a press conference that he will urge Somalia's neighbors to organize a new meeting to permit the provisional government of Somalia and the opposition war lords of the new administration to continue their dialogue, stressing that blood- shed has stopped in Somalia during the period of previous negotiations.

Worthy mentioning a statement issued by the government of the Somali President Abdul Qasem Salaad Hassan and war lords of the Somali groups following discussions which lasted for four days stressed the need of organizing more discussions to ultimately solve internal disputes.

In July this year, Kenya had closed its borders extended for 500 kilometers in order to halt what it described as the illegal flow of weapons from Somalia to Nigeria, warning against having Somalia converted into a haven of " war criminals " unless peace will be established among the warring groups.