Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has arrived in Arusha ahead of the 23rd East African Community (EAC) Summit.
The President’s arrival is historic as the EAC leaders are expected to admit Somalia to the regional economic bloc.
Somalia’s inclusion in EAC is a foregone conclusion.
The country is expected to be the eighth member of the regional economic bloc when the heads of state and government welcome it on board on Friday.
Somalia will add over 3,000km of coastline to the regional bloc. It boasts of the longest coastline on the continent.