How to get a Somalia visa from Mali

Do not to travel to any part of Somalia because of armed conflict, the ongoing very high threat of terrorist attack and kidnapping, and dangerous levels of violent crime. If you are in Somalia, leave if it is safe to do so.

Somalia is located on the Horn of Africa, a strategic position in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Somalia was known to the Egyptians as the Land of Punt. Punt was famous for frankincense and myrrh. The Chinese traded with Somalia in the tenth century.

It began in early February 2009 with the conflict between the forces of the Federal Government of Somalia, assisted by African Union peacekeeping troops, and various militant terrorist groups and factions. The violence has displaced thousands of people in the southern part of the country.

Somalia ranks amongst the ten poorest country in the world . With a population of around 12.3 million it is estimated that 43 per cent of the population live in extreme poverty (less than 1 US dollar a day) and over half of the labour force are unemployed . The main source of livelihood is livestock management.

Somalia is not your everyday vacation spot. It is one of the world's most dangerous countries, plagued by political infighting, violence, and terrorism. Somalia’s reputation as a tourist destination with pristine beaches completely disintegrated following the start of the civil war in 1991