In a major diplomatic breakthrough, Somalia says the obstacles to Ethiopia's participation in the African Union mission were overcome

They have yet to work out the fate of the MoU Ethiopia had signed with Somaliland, leading to a freeze in relations.

Somalia's president will visit Ethiopia on Saturday, his office said, the strongest sign yet of improving relations between the two neighbours after a year of tensions over Addis Ababa's plans to build a naval base in a breakaway Somali region.