Johnson in surprise visit to Somalia, due in Kenya

AFP and People Daily Reporter @PeopleDailyKe

Britain’s foreign minister, Boris Johnson who made a surprise visit to Somalia on Wednesday will today be in Nairobi and hold bilateral talks with Foreign Affairs Cabinet secretary Amina Mohammed.

The UK Foreign minister, who is visiting the Horn of Africa countries to discuss with regional leaders security problems and a devastating drought ahead of a conference in London, will head to Ethiopia from Kenya.

According to a statement from his office, in Kenya and Ethiopia, Johnson will “ be discussing regional security, prosperity and the upcoming London Somalia Conference on May 11, 2017 and the Commonwealth Summit in April 2018.”

In Somalia, Johnson met the new president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, in the centre of the capital Mogadishu, Somali sources and the British foreign office said separately.

He also saw a demonstration of training provided by the British military to the Somali army and the African Union Mission to Somalia (Amisom) force, the British statement said.

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