Kenya maintains relations with various countries around the world.
Its closest ties are with its fellow Swahili-speaking neighbors in the African Great Lakes region.
Swahili speaking neighbours mainly include countries in the East African Community such as Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
There's also the DRC which has a significant Swahili speaking population.
Kenya's relations with other states vary.
The government of Ethiopia established political links in the colonial period with Kenya's then British administration, and today it is one of several national bodies with a diplomatic presence in Nairobi.
Relations with Somalia have historically been tense, although there has been some military co-ordination against insurgents.
Elsewhere, the Kenyan government has political ties with China, India, Russia, and Brazil.
It also maintains relations with Western countries, particularly the United Kingdom, although political and economic instabilities are often blamed on Western activities (e.g. colonialism, paternalistic engagement, and post-colonial resource exploitation).
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Kenya and the Commonwealth of Nations
Kenya has been a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1963, when it became independent.
The nation became a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations in 1964.
Kenya is also a member of the UN and hosts the UN Office in Nairobi, which is the UN Headquarters in Africa.
The office was established in 1996.
See also
List of diplomatic missions of Kenya
List of diplomatic missions in Kenya
List of presidential trips made by Uhuru Kenyatta
References
External links
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Permanent Mission of Kenya to the United Nations
United States Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya
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