MOGADISHU, Somalia [SMN] – President Hassan Sheikh is anticipated to depart for Tanzania for working go to throughout which he’ll meet with President Samia Suluhu.
The president will attend an particular assembly of the leaders of East African Neighborhood [EAC] in Tanzania, which comes as Somalia utilized for the membership of the bloc.
The commerce, funding and conflict on Al-Shabaab will dominate the speech of the Somali president on the upcoming EAC summit, based on the sources aware about the go to.
After the adoption of the verification report, Somalia says it’s optimistic that its software to hitch EAC, which has been pending for greater than 10 years now, can be accepted.
It’s the second journey by Hassan Sheikh to Tanzania since final 12 months, when he submitted Somalia’s ultimate request to hitch the EAC throughout Arush assembly held on 8th June, 2022.
The Federal Republic of Somalia made its first software to hitch the East African Neighborhood in 2012. Nevertheless, the verification mission was not performed instantly as a result of numerous causes.
Somalia would be the eighth Member of the EAC Associate States after Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Democratic Republic Congo and United Republic of Tanzania if accepted to hitch EAC by the EAC Heads of State Summit.