Türkiye is expanding its footprint in Africa’s mineral industry, with Somalia seeking Turkish support to unlock uranium and critical mineral deposits estimated to include more than 10,200 tons of uranium resources.
The move broadens the growing Ankara–Mogadishu energy partnership beyond offshore oil and gas into mining, as competition intensifies for Africa’s strategic mineral wealth.
“Our country has plenty under the ground,” Somali Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Dahir Shire Mohamed said, highlighting Mogadishu’s interest in deeper cooperation with Türkiye on uranium and critical minerals exploration.
“We want to extract and develop them in a peaceful, reasonable and friendly way,” Mohamed said.
According to International Atomic Energy Agency and OECD Nuclear Energy Agency data, Somalia holds an estimated 10,200 tons of uranium resources, including around 7,600 tons considered potentially commercially recoverable.
