Agence France Presse published on 9 January 2026 an article titled "China FM Skips Historic Somalia Visit, Lands in Tanzania."
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was in Ethiopia and scheduled to visit Somalia, the first visit to Somalia by a Chinese foreign minister since the 1980s, before continuing to Tanzania. Instead, Wang Yi went directly to Dar es Salaam, not stopping in Mogadishu. An official in the Somali presidential palace said the Chinese delegation did not come "due to technical issues."
Comment: Relations between Somalia and China are excellent and this visit was highly anticipated. The most likely reason for postponing was security concerns in Mogadishu.
