Somalia urges EAC to expedite its admission into bloc

DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has urged the East African Community (EAC) to fast-track his country's admission into the regional bloc, the EAC said in a statement on Wednesday.

The statement, issued by the EAC headquarters in Tanzania's northern city of Arusha, said Mohamud made the call during EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki's maiden visit to the Somali capital of Mogadishu.