Somali president, Turkish energy minister hold talks in Mogadishu
Saturday April 11, 2026
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia and Türkiye took a major step Friday toward the country’s first offshore deep-water oil drilling project, as President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar in Mogadishu.
The talks centered on deepening the two countries’ strategic ties, with energy, natural resources and the blue economy high on the agenda.
President Mohamud said the partnership had entered what he called a historic phase, underscoring the arrival of…