Somalia's president visited Ethiopia on Saturday, his office said, the strongest sign yet of improving relations between the two neighbours after a year of tensions over Addis Ababa's plans to build a naval base in a breakaway Somali region.

The two countries are looking to build on a recent peace deal that aims to defuse mounting tension in the Horn of Africa.

The rift began when Ethiopia signed a controversial agreement with Somaliland, Somalia’s breakaway region, reportedly offering to recognise its independence in exchange for a Red Sea port and a milita

Ethiopia and Somalia renewed their diplomatic relations during a visit of Somali President Hassan Sheik Mohamud on Saturday to Addis Ababa. Mohamud and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed "agreed to restore and enhance their bilateral relations through full diplomatic representation in their respective capitals.

Ethiopia’s External Affairs Ministry said that talks between senior government officials in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu resulted in an agreement to “collaborate” on the so-called African Union S

Ethiopia and Somalia agreed to work together on a multinational force battling Islamist insurgents, signaling a further reduction of diplomatic tensions between the neighboring countries.