Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has told Japan's and Africa's leaders that his country faces four challenges as it struggles to become a constructive member of the global community again after decades of civil war and anarchy.
Meeting on the eve of the fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, African rulers on Friday discussed a number of concerns with Mohamud, including immediate basic security issues, as well as more mid- to long-term economic and social needs.
The Somali leader, in turn, identified his own government's goals: security, meeting basic human needs, good governance and foreign investment.