Security has been beefed up in the Somali capital and around the Aden Adde Airport, ahead of the inauguration of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today.
Main roads in Mogadishu were closed yesterday with police deployed in large numbers and armored vehicles on the streets leading to the presidential palace.
Overnight the city was put under a curfew.
The leaders of Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti are set to attend the inauguration ceremony. END
Meanwhile, Three Tanzanian soldiers fighting with the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been injured in clashes against the M23 rebels.
The UN force said the three were evacuated to Goma city for treatment after being injured in an attack on one of their positions in Rutshuru in North Kivu province.
Tanzania has more than 800 soldiers among the UN forces in DR Congo.
The M23 has accused the army and the UN forces of “choosing war instead of peace talks” by jointly attacking its positions in Rutshuru. END