CAIRO – 21 September 2025: Egypt asserted its full solidarity with Somalia on Saturday and reiterated its commitment to supporting the country’s efforts to achieve security and stability.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement highlighting Egypt's active participation in the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The mission is tasked with paving the ground for Somalia to assume full responsibility for securing its territory and advancing the aspirations of its people toward a stable, prosperous future.
Egypt’s remarks come in light of “the important regional events in the Horn of Africa as well as the internal developments in Somalia, particularly its national efforts to enforce the rule of law and combat terrorism,” the ministry added.
Egypt also underscored its determination to continue strengthening the strategic relationship with Somalia.
This commitment builds upon the deeply-rooted historical ties between the two countries and their peoples and follows the elevation of bilateral relations to the level of a strategic partnership, announced in Cairo on January 23, during the official visit of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
Also, Egypt affirmed that it is moving forward with concrete steps to bolster strategic, economic, and cultural cooperation with Somalia.
These efforts aim to maximize mutual benefits and capitalize on the broad opportunities available to both countries, in a way that supports sustainable development and prosperity.
Egypt-Somali Military Ties
During Mohamud’s visit to Cairo last January, he signed a joint political declaration with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to strengthen cooperation across various fields, including military, cultural, and educational sectors, as well as judicial cooperation, political consultations, election management, and economic collaboration.
The declaration underscored Egypt's commitment to providing military support to Mogadishu under their military cooperation protocol inked in mid-August 2024.
This military support aims to enable Somalia to fight and eradicate terrorism, leveraging the Egyptian capabilities and experience in this regard, the joint declaration read.
Moreover, the declaration includes enhancing counterterrorism cooperation between Egypt and Somalia through specialized training and the exchange of information between relevant authorities.
The two countries aim to capitalize on this collaboration to “assist Sudan in achieving the goal of eliminating terrorism and enforce the state’s sovereignty over its entire territory,” the declaration read.
The defense ministries of Egypt and Somalia are committed under the declaration to explore means of enhancing the two countries’ military relations, especially with regard to training and armament.
The ministries of defense will also work on fulfilling the needs of the Somali national army in various military fields, with a focus on combating terrorism and securing land and maritime borders.
Sun, Sep. 21, 2025
