By Horn Africa News Staff | Ankara
Somalia and Türkiye have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening cooperation in public auditing, financial oversight, and institutional transparency, marking a major step forward in Somalia’s governance reform efforts.
The agreement was formalized Thursday in Ankara by Somalia’s Auditor General Ahmed Guutaale and Metin Yener, President of Türkiye’s Court of Accounts. It focuses on deepening technical collaboration between the two countries’ supreme audit institutions.
Key elements of the MoU include the exchange of best practices in performance audits, legal compliance, IT-based audit systems, and advanced data analysis techniques. The partnership also supports joint research, capacity-building programs, and postgraduate education in critical fields such as finance, law, information technology, and public accountability.
Both nations also agreed to enhance cooperation in resource auditing and to improve mechanisms for the implementation of audit recommendations—an area crucial for effective governance and service delivery.
Officials from both countries praised the agreement as a milestone in bilateral ties, with the potential to reinforce Somalia’s public financial institutions and bolster long-term governance reforms.
This MoU adds to a series of strategic agreements previously signed by the two nations, including in defense, maritime security, and energy cooperation—underscoring the growing partnership between Somalia and Türkiye.
