(27 Feb 2025)
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Mogadishu, Somalia – 27 February 2025
1. Zoom in of smoke billowing in the sky following a mortar shell explosion in Mogadishu
2. Wide of street where the mortar shell landed, civilians seeking shelter in aftermath of attack
3. Mid of exterior of house that was hit by the mortar shell
4. Wide of plane carrying Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
5. Ahmed disembarking plane, greeted by high-ranking officials including Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
6. Various of President Mohamud and Abiy Ahmed watching parade, greeting crowd
7. Wide of convoy
8. Various of Mohamud and Ahmed meeting
9. Various of Ahmed hugging Mohamud and walking towards his plane
STORYLINE:
Ethiopia’s leader visited Somalia on Thursday, in a trip that signifies improving relations between the two neighbors after a sharp rise in tensions last year.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia was welcomed in the Somali capital of Mogadishu by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
Abiy’s visit comes as the two sides are attempting to mend a rift over Ethiopia’s controversial deal with the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland.
Somali state media reported that the two leaders would discuss bilateral issues ranging from trade to efforts to strengthen ties. Mohamud visited Ethiopia earlier in 2025.
Tensions between the two countries simmered after landlocked Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding with Somaliland last year to lease land along its coastline in order to establish a marine force base.
In return, Ethiopia would become the first country to formally recognize Somaliland’s independence. Somalia says the deal infringes on its sovereignty and territory.
Moments before the Ethiopian leader landed in the country, shells were fired in the Somali capital.
There were no casualties, and the shells are believed to have been fired by Al Shabaab militants.
AP Video by Mohamed Sheikh Nor and Luqman Daqni
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