Speaking at an event in Turkey’s eastern province of Erzurum, Erdogan highlighted the lengthy negotiations that led to the breakthrough.

Somalia expressed a willingness to facilitate Ethiopia's maritime needs, provided Somali sovereignty remains intact.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said he had no faith in Ethiopia backing down from the MoU with Somaliland

In 2011 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was then Turkey’s prime minister, became the first non-African leader to visit Somalia in two decades.

Erdogan, 70, had launched an all-out personal campaign to win back Istanbul, the economic powerhouse where he was once mayor. 

Early results showed Turkey's opposition, the Republican People's Party (CHP), leading in Istanbul and Ankara in local elections.

All eyes will be on Istanbul, the national "jewel" that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes to pry away from the opposition.

NATO member Turkey has close relations with Somalia and is its leading economic partner, notably in the construction, education and health sectors, as...

This agreement grants Ankara the right to receive 30 per cent of the marine resources in exchange for securing the country's coastline.