Somalia has received official authorisation to adopt and print the East African Community (EAC) e-Passport, marking a practical step in its integration into the regional bloc, Somalia’s ambassador to Tanzania and permanent representative to the EAC, Ilyaas Ali Hassan, said.
The envoy said in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 that he formally handed over the decision to Somalia’s Minister of Internal Security, Gen Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail “Fartaag,” and the Director-General of Immigration and Citizenship, Mustafa Sheikh Ahmed Dhuxulow, during an engagement in Dar es Salaam.
