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Africa: Somalia - a Government With One Foot Out the Door
['Ismail Abukar']
AllAfrica News
Somalia's Foreign Ministry summoned Kenya's ambassador for consultations the following day.
The Somali passport, meanwhile, ranks 99th globally on the Henley Passport Index, granting visa-free access to only 32 countries.
The parliamentary majority will continue to hold foreign citizenship -- because the constitution permits it for all but the Speaker.
For a government whose reliance on external assistance remains structurally large, the foreign passport is not a liability.
Ismail Abukar is a Somali human rights advocate, researcher, and senior policy advisor based in Mogadishu, Somalia.