Ethiopia and Somalia reach 'historic' deal to end bitter feud

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud flew in at the request of his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. © Turkish Presidental Press Service / TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/AFP

Ankara (AFP) – Somalia and Ethiopia have reached a deal to end a nearly year-old bitter dispute following hours of Turkish-brokered talks in Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

Hailing it as a "historic agreement", Erdogan said he hoped the deal would be "the first step towards a new beginning based on peace and cooperation between Somalia and Ethiopia".