00:00The Somaliland government has welcomed Taiwan President Lai Qingda's visit to Africa later
00:05this week.
00:06Lai is set to begin a six-day trip to Eswatini, Taiwan's only African ally, on Wednesday.
00:13It will be his first visit to the continent and his second overseas trip since taking
00:18office.
00:19Somaliland is a partially recognized state in the Horn of Africa.
00:23It has worked with Taiwan to improve ties in recent years, with the two establishing
00:28representative offices in each other's capitals in 2020.
00:32Taiwan's foreign ministry says politicians from ten other African countries have also
00:37welcomed Lai's Eswatini trip.
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