{"id":49954,"date":"2022-07-22T09:07:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T09:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.bwiza.com\/2022\/07\/22\/somalia-still-interested-in-joining-eac\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T09:07:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T09:07:05","slug":"somalia-still-interested-in-joining-eac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bwiza.com\/?p=49954","title":{"rendered":"Somalia still interested in joining EAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Somalia has renewed interest in joining the East African Community (EAC), cementing the desire of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to stabilise ties with neighbours.<\/p>\n<p>President Mohamud, who won the presidential polls in May, was  in Arusha on Thursday as a special guest to attend the 21st Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State. And Villa Somalia, his official residence, said his trip would also be about renewing his push to join the regional bloc.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is leaving tomorrow (Thursday) for Arusha in Tanzania to seek support for to join the East African Community (EAC), which if possible will benefit the Somali people,\u201d his office said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mohamud had attempted joining the EAC in his first term between 2012 and 2017, but the bloc initially refused the application, citing sporadic conflict and weak institutions in Somalia. But Mogadishu got back its hope after an equally troubled South Sudan was admitted in 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Somalia has renewed interest in joining the East African Community (EAC), cementing the desire of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to stabilise ties with neighbours. President Mohamud, who won the presidential polls in May, was in Arusha on Thursday as a special guest to attend the 21st Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State. 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