UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Mogadishu on Tuesday at the start of a brief visit to Somalia, a country scarred by protracted armed conflict and climate disasters.
Guterres was given a red carpet welcome at the capital city’s airport by Somalia’s Foreign Minister Abshir Omar Huruse who posted pictures of the event on Twitter.
Somalia has imposed a security lockdown on Mogadishu for the visit, with most roads closed and public transport restricted.
Guterres’s trip comes as the country is in the grip of a calamitous drought that has driven many to the brink of famine, while the government is also engaged in a major offensive to put down a bloody Islamist insurgency.
The UN boss is expected to meet with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre. He will also tour Baidoa town, the interim capital of the South West State, 240km south of Mogadishu.
Source: AFP
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