![Recep Tayyip Erdogan, centre left, stands beside the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, centre right, upon his arrival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on January 25, 2015. [EPA]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sBdG8ZBd3P95WG5c9joRq7Qx411K8TnGkiEOw7tUuqJ59t5-jEAwbAIXC4jq8kvKNDmA7Rt-ovE4PdgYdQtB8nLbdm2I7HxUNWznz9Il1qQ_q2GgcnYEYC3QlAAWl2Esd4En2wfyVWNlSic5Rn5iKyoOgx4Gt8JcoCqgxzd2Pcy2G034qscaVidTVLRW_uQFA4HjwRAXXfOg=s0-d)
Over the next days, Turkey's political and business leaders will embark on a historic visit to Uganda, Kenya and Somalia. We will seek to promote closer cooperation with our regional allies, develop solutions to shared challenges and explore mutually beneficial opportunities
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/06/turkey-africa-friend-compatriot-partner-160601070207148.html
