The United States announces the evacuation of its citizens from Somalia

The United States of America has announced that it will evacuate its citizens from Somalia due to the spread of the Corona virus in the country.

A statement of the American embassy in Mogadishu indicated that the American citizens will be evacuated on May 14th through Mogadishu International Airport.

The embassy indicated that it had concluded an agreement with Ethiopian Airlines to operate a special flight to Mogadishu to transport American citizens.

This comes after Turkey evacuated its citizens due to the seriousness of the Corona virus, which has infected nearly 1,000 people so far in Somalia.