United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Chief William Burns visited Kenya where he held talks with President William Ruto before heading to Somalia to meet with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. This follows tensions in the region after Egypt said it would not allow any threat to Somalia or its security after Ethiopia vowed to increase cooperation with the breakaway Somaliland region. For an analysis into the ongoing tensions in eastern Africa, VOA’s Esther Girthui-Ewart spoke to Macharia Munene, a professor of history and international relations at the United States International University in Nairobi.