U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia May 5, 2015. Kerry made an unannounced visit to Somalia on Tuesday, the first U.S. Secretary of State to visit the Horn of Africa nation that is struggling to rebuild after two decades of war and battling an Islamist insurgency by al Shabaab militants. REUTERS/Andrew Harnik/Pool
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The United States will begin the process of reestablishing a diplomatic mission in Somalia after a more than 20-year break, John Kerry said on Tuesday as he became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit the Horn of Africa nation.
Western nations have poured aid into Somalia to help reconstruction and prevent it from sliding back into the hands of al Shabaab.
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