An integrated Horn: Inside EAC’s expansion ambition
Outgoing Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (L) presents the Somali flag to newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (R), during the handover ceremony at the Mogadishu palace on May 23, 2022. PHOTO | AFP
Somalia’s bid to join the East African Community seems to have come at the right time as the bloc also seeks expansion to include nearly everyone in the Horn of Africa. More than a decade since Mogadishu first filed interest, all indications are that Somalia could be the eighth member of the bloc by end of the year.
That has raised criticism as well, with some quarters terming the pace “too fast” (Somalia resubmitted the bid late last year) for a country still at war with itself and several other governance problems.
