UK foreign minister Boris Johnson visits Somalia
15 March 2017 |
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British foreign minister Boris Johnson meets new Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed in a surprise visit to Mogadishu on Wednesday (March 15) to talk about the country's devastating drought.
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