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UK hosts Somalia summit

David Cameron will host an international conference in London today to help Somalia end more than two decades of conflict. Somalia's president Hasan Sheikh Mohamud will co-host the event.

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David Cameron to host Somalia peace summit

David Cameron with the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheik Mohamud in February this year. Credit: Reuters/Olivia Harris

Prime Minister David Cameron will co-host and international conference on building peace in Somalia today along with president Hassan Sheik Mohamud.

Almost 50 governments are expected to attend alongside a number of global bodies including the IMF and the World Bank.

The meting takes place a year on from the first such UK-hosted event and Cameron will hail the progress made so far.

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