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Pakistan says Somali pirate hostage crisis could take months to resolve

Axadle Editorial Desk Jun 5, 2026 2 min read

Friday June 5, 2026 This handout photograph taken on January 30, 2024 and released by the Indian Navy shows an Iranian fishing vessel after it has been freed by the Indian Navy from Somali pirates, off the Somali coast, some 850 nautical miles (1,574 kilometres) west of the Indian city of Kochi. (AFP/ file) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Thursday that…

Somalia

Residents say one killed, another wounded in North Western…

Southwest parliament elects speaker and deputies in Baidoa

Childbirth in Africa: World’s Highest Risk Continues

Clashes Erupt in Somali Capital Amid Anti-Government…

Somalia security operations kill at least 28 al-Shabaab…

Puntland State Warns of Constitutional Vacuum in Somalia…

Civilians flee Mogadishu as Somali troops, opposition…

IGAD Urges Immediate De-escalation to Protect…

AU deeply concerned by Mogadishu clashes, urges restraint…

African Union, U.N. urge end to army clashes in Mogadishu

Kenyan President William Ruto Says Border With Somalia Will…

Jun 3, 2026 1 min read

Duale asks Ruto to reopen Somalia border, expedite…

Jun 3, 2026 3 min read

Somalia needs political settlement before it is too late, report says

Jun 3, 2026 7 min read

Albania Protests Escalate Over Kushner-Linked $4B Coastal Tourism…

Jun 2, 2026 2 min read

Somali foreign minister attends Korea-Africa meeting in Seoul

Jun 2, 2026 2 min read

Ruto delivers full Madaraka Day speech in Wajir

Jun 2, 2026 16 min read

Djibouti opposition figure accuses Somalia President Mohamud of…

Jun 2, 2026 2 min read

Southwest State sets June 10 date for presidential election

Jun 2, 2026 2 min read

Axadle Editorial

Somalia’s Unity Tested by the Politics of Selective…

Opinion: The End of Somalia’s Predatory State, 2022–2026

Somalia Records 72 Media Freedom Violations in 2025,…

Türkiye’s oil drilling marks strategic inflection point for…

Somalia Jubaland leadership and role in national politics

West-Africa West-Africa

UN: Libyan Weapons Fuel Extremist Groups in Nigeria and the Sahel

Newsroom Jun 5, 2026 1 min read

The United Nations says weapons looted during Libya’s 2011 conflict are now stoking violence across West Africa,…

South Africa, Kenya Sign Six New Deals to Deepen Cooperation

Mali Junta Announces $3.5 Million Bounty for Al-Qaeda-Linked Leader

North-Africa

Somalia and Egypt discuss strategic partnership at Korea-Africa meeting

Jun 1, 2026 1 min read

Monday June 1, 2026 Seoul, South Korea (AX) — Somalia and Egypt used a high-level gathering in…

Ramaphosa Launches Legal Bid to Halt Impeachment…

May 27, 2026 1 min read

Britain loses ground in Africa as new scramble…

May 25, 2026 9 min read

Rape as a Weapon of War in Sudan Threatens New…

May 22, 2026 4 min read

Southern-Africa

Southern-Africa

South African Government Unveils New Plan to Tackle Anti-Immigrant Sentiment

Jun 5, 2026 1 min read

President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled plans to send envoys across Africa and to other regions of…

Where to Get the Long-Acting HIV Prevention Shot…

Jun 5, 2026 1 min read

South Africa Anti-Migrant Protests Drive…

Jun 5, 2026 3 min read

Heart Care Inequality Leaves Vulnerable Children…

Jun 3, 2026 1 min read