The Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, has arrived in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, for talks with President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, which is expected to focus on efforts to prevent famine and improve security.

According to Ceoafrica, during his flight to Somalia, Mr Guterres told reporters that, “the Famine combined with conflict, drought, climate change, diseases and cholera is a nightmare.

“It's essentially a visit of solidarity with Somalia; we are trying to put in place a response mechanism, for trying to prevent the worst".

Guterres is meeting President Mohamed in the highly secured airport zone, which is protected by African Union peacekeepers and where the UN has its offices.

It is the third time a UN chief has visited Somalia since 1993, two years after then President Siad Barre was ousted, plunging the country into civil war.