Tuesday June 7, 2022
Mogadishu (HOL) - Diplomats and foreign dignitaries have begun to arrive at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu on Tuesday ahead of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's presidential inauguration later this week.
So far, representatives from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Turkey and Bahrain have already landed in Somalia's capital.A delegation of Somali ministers was present at the airport to receive the guests.
HOL has learned that Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Djibouti President Ismail Omar Geelle, are the world leaders who have been confirmed to be attending the presidential inauguration on Thursday.
President Mohamud has promised a more balanced attitude to foreign relations and campaigned on promises of "no retaliation," in stark contrast to former President Farmajo's aggressive approach has isolated Somalia from historical friends.
Eritrea and Qatar are expected to send a delegation.
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected Somalia's President for the second time in a decade on May 15, defeating incumbent Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo in a landslide during the final round of voting.
