PRETORIA (Halbeeg News) – Somali President, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo arrived in South African capital, Pretoria on Friday evening.
President Farmajo is among Africa heads of state invited to take part in the inauguration ceremony of the South Africa President-elect, Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday 25th May.
The ceremony will also be attended by traditional leaders as well as representatives from the Africa Union and the United Nations.
Accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ahmed Isse Awad, the President is scheduled to meet various African leaders at the sidelines of the event to discuss issues of mutual interest.
Somali head of state is also expected to meet the representatives of the Somali diaspora community in South Africa to discuss xenophobic attacks meted against foreigners in the southern African state.
Somali owned business has been vandalized and in some cases, shop owners killed in cold blood by South Africans as violence against foreign traders in the country escalates.
Somalia is was among the leading African states that supported the South African nation during the struggle against the apartheid government and fight for independence.
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