Kenya has lifted a ban on direct flights to and from Somalia a month after announcing a suspension of air travel between the two countries.
Kenya’s foreign affairs ministry says it hopes the move will lead to the full normalisation of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
The ministry however says that all existing travel protocols will be applicable - with travellers requiring a negative Covid-19 certificate.
Somalia has welcomed Kenya’s decision to reopen its airspace.
Somali government spokesperson Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu says the move could pave the way for the normalization of the bilateral relations between the two neighbouring countries.