UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Mogadishu at the start of a brief visit to Somalia, which has been afflicted by protracted armed conflict, climate disasters and famine.
Guterres was given a red carpet welcome at the capital's airport on Tuesday by Somalia's Foreign Minister Abshir Omar Huruse, with the UN chief's visit coming as the country is in the grip of a severe drought that has driven many to the brink of famine, while the government is also engaged in a major offensive to put down a long running Islamist insurgency.
