Axadle Editorial Desk

Sunday May 10, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo on Saturday accused the federal government of seeking to curb and contain planned protests in Mogadishu, saying any effort to limit peaceful demonstrations would amount to a breach of citizens’ constitutional rights. His remarks came as tensions deepened between the government and opposition leaders over the location of Sunday’s protest. Authorities have directed demonstrators to assemble at Konis Stadium, but opposition figures insist…

Sunday May 10, 2026 Jigjiga (AX) — The Somali Regional State in Ethiopia has kicked off campaigning for its seventh regional and national elections, with the ruling Barwaqo Party drawing large crowds to rallies across several towns and districts on Saturday. Across the region, thousands of supporters filled public squares, brandishing flags and banners as party candidates began courting voters for both local and federal parliamentary seats. In Dhahaxbuur, Somali Regional State President Mustafa Muhumed Omar spoke at a major…

Saturday May 9, 2026 Somalia’s ambassador to Ankara, Fathudin Ali Mohamed, (C) attends the session on the bill at Parliament, Ankara, Türkiye, May 7, 2026. (AA Photo) Turkey’s Parliament on Thursday gave its approval to an in-kind grant support agreement with Somalia, underscoring the deepening ties between Ankara and the Horn of Africa country as lawmakers pointed to a relationship that now spans trade, security and development. The debate in the Turkish Parliament drew remarks from across the political spectrum, with…

By IRENE MWANGISaturday May 9, 2026 A passenger vehicle traveling in Mandera East Constituency came under a deadly ambush on Saturday morning, leaving at least six people dead and several others nursing injuries after suspected gunmen opened fire. The attack took place at Beer-Awayon village on the road connecting Mandera town and Arabia town, where the vehicle was headed before it was struck by heavy gunfire. According to preliminary reports, armed assailants intercepted the vehicle and opened fire, killing several…

Saturday May 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s opposition-backed Somali Future Council said Saturday that it will move ahead with Sunday’s demonstrations over forced evictions and demolitions in Mogadishu, brushing aside government demands that the protest be confined to one official venue. The council said the rallies would remain peaceful and would unfold across districts in the Banadir region. It accused the federal government of pushing residents out of homes and businesses without proper legal procedure, compensation,…

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s opposition leaders said they will push ahead with a planned protest in the capital on Sunday, May 10, despite government pressure, as they accuse federal authorities of forced evictions and the demolition of civilian homes. In a meeting in Mogadishu, opposition politicians restated their support for the demonstration, saying it is meant to challenge what they describe as ongoing displacement campaigns in parts of the city. Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, one of the opposition’s prominent…

By Ali Mohamed Omar Saturday May 9, 2026 A Response to the Heritage Institute’s Assessment of Somalia’s Diplomacy There is a sharp line between rigorous analysis and reflexive cynicism, between constructive criticism and the kind of commentary that weakens the very institutions a country depends on abroad. When that line is crossed, scholarship can become a liability instead of a public service. A recent policy paper has asked Somalis, along with our international partners, to judge what the country has achieved during…

Thursday May 7, 2026 Ousmane Dembélé struck inside three minutes and Paris Saint-Germain rode that lightning-fast start to a 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich on Wednesday, enough to send the defending champions back to the Champions League final. The move began in midfield with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia combining neatly with Fabián Ruiz before bursting into space. Kvaratskhelia then picked out the unmarked Dembélé, who swept the ball beneath the crossbar in the third minute of the second-leg semifinal. By the time Harry Kane…

Mounting political strain in Mogadishu is spilling into the newsroom, with Somali journalists facing arrests, intimidation and abuse in a series of incidents that the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) says point to a dangerous clampdown on independent reporting. The cases, all involving officers of the Somali Police Force, have affected journalists from six media outlets: Kalsan TV, Goobjoog Media Group, Shabelle Media Network, Somali Stream, Somali Cable TV and Kaab TV. NUSOJ says the pattern is especially…

By Khadar AfrahSaturday May 9, 2026 In Mogadishu’s Warlaliska neighbourhood on the evening of 6 May 2026, gunfire from federal government forces cut down civilians in a clash that had nothing to do with Al-Shabaab. The violence erupted during the government’s own land clearance drive — a wave of forced removals from public and private property that has swept across the capital in recent weeks. Among the dead was three-year-old Musamil Yusuf Osman. Casualties were reported on both sides. Former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed…