Ethiopia to Scrap Trade Barriers With Somalia, Prime Minister Says

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said his country will abolish trade barriers with neighbor Somalia as part of an effort to create a single market in the Horn of Africa region.

Abiy, the first Ethiopian leader to visit in more than 40 years, made the comments Saturday at a joint media briefing with Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo in the capital, Mogadishu. The two leaders held talks on business, security, peace efforts and integration during Abiy’s four-hour stay in the city.