Somalia police, along with security forces have locked down key roads in Mogadishu for security reasons amid 2nd High Level Partnership Forum set to kick off in the capital.

The forum is being held at African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) military base in Mogadishu airport and that will be co-hosted by Somalia leader Hassan Sheikh and UN chief for Somalia, Nicholas Kay

The High Level Partnership Forum will not be attended by Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland and Interim Jubaland administrations over disagreement between both regional state administrations and government leaders.

The summit will be focused on political and security progress over the past six months in Somalia.