Reporter

Axadle Editorial Desk

Axadle Editorial Desk is the newsroom team behind Axadle coverage of Somalia, the Horn of Africa, and wider African affairs. Stories are edited for accuracy, sourcing, and clarity before publication.

22,594 Articles

5 Chain Restaurant Sandwiches With Extremely High Calorie Counts

5 Chain Sandwiches With Over 1,000 Calories Five popular chain sandwiches range from 1,040 to 1,720 calories per serving, according to menu and chain-provided information. By Ali MusaWellness Desk – Health & Nutrition Monitoring. Restaurant and chain menus routinely list calorie counts for specific items, and several well-known sandwich orders can exceed 1,000 calories per serving. Jersey Mike’s Chipotle Cheesesteak The Chipotle Cheesesteak at Jersey Mike’s is 1,040 calories. The item includes beef, grilled onions,…

Somalia: President Hassan Sheikh Moves to Ease Tensions with Mogadishu Opposition

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s federal authorities have tightened security across the capital as opposition groups ready demonstrations in approved locations, deepening a political standoff over the country’s electoral future. Security sources said President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has held consultations with senior security officials and directed the deployment of additional forces along major roads in Mogadishu. On Wednesday morning, the leadership of the Somali National Army (SNA) also met with logistics officials as part…

Former president rejects government limits on Mogadishu protest sites

Wednesday June 3, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said Tuesday that opposition leaders will not accept any government attempt to confine planned anti-government protests to a single site in Mogadishu. Addressing a gathering of opposition politicians, Sharif argued that peaceful demonstration is protected by the constitution and that residents should be able to take to the streets throughout the capital. “The protest should take place wherever it can. The whole city should come out,” Sharif…

Kenyan President William Ruto Says Border With Somalia Will Remain Closed

NAIROBI — Kenyan President William Ruto has said the Kenya-Somalia border will stay shut for now, pointing to lingering security risks, Somalia’s political instability and shortfalls in funding for security operations. Ruto said the move reflects the current security climate in the region, alongside uncertainty inside Somalia and the cost of putting in place the measures needed to manage cross-border travel safely. The border has faced repeated restrictions in recent years, with authorities citing threats linked to militant…

Duale asks Ruto to reopen Somalia border, expedite Garissa-Liboi project

by STEPHEN ASTARIKOWednesday June 3, 2026 Health CS Aden Duale addressing residents of Maalimin, ladgera sub county./STEPHEN ASTARIKO Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has urged President William Ruto to reopen the Kenya-Somalia border and accelerate the tarmacking of the Garissa-Liboi road, arguing that both steps would unlock the economic promise of North Eastern Kenya. Speaking in Maalim Sub-County at the launch of a Mini-Grid project, Duale took the opportunity to deliver what he called a special appeal on behalf of…

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

By Afyare Abdi ElmiWednesday June 3, 2026 People protest against the extension of the extension of the mandate of the current federal government, at the Eng. Yariisow Stadium along Dr. Kadare Road in Mogadishu, Somalia May 10, 2026 With its election calendar broken and no political transition agreed, Somalia has slipped into one of the gravest and most perilous phases in its modern history. On May 15, the day President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s four-year term was originally set to end, United States- and United Kingdom-backed…

Ruto pledges more resources for Northern Kenya at end of three-day tour

Wednesday June 3, 2026 President William Ruto has ended his three-day tour of Northern Kenya with a renewed promise to direct more development funds to a region he says has been left behind for too long. He argued that Kenya can only unlock the area’s huge untapped potential if the North is fully woven into the national development blueprint. “Northern Kenya is not peripheral; it is central to the development of Kenya,” he said on Tuesday at Maalimin in Lagdera Constituency, Garissa County. He added: “I am on a mission to…

Wajir elders gift Ruto 100 camels in appreciation at Madaraka fete

by STEPHEN ASTARIKOTuesday June 2, 2026 Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi delivering his remarks at Wajir Stadium during the Madaraka Day celebrations./PCS Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi has said the people of Wajir, speaking through their council of elders, will present President William Ruto with 100 camels as a symbolic show of gratitude for what he described as the President’s steadfast support for development, inclusion, and empowerment in Northern Kenya. The pledge was made on Monday during the 2026 Madaraka Day…

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

Thousands of people filled the streets of Tirana on Tuesday as anger mounted over a proposed coastal tourism development tied to US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, with opponents warning that protected wetlands and lagoons are being put at risk, media reports said. The demonstrations have sharpened in Albania amid claims that officials are clearing the way for large-scale construction in environmentally sensitive zones. Protesters say the project threatens protected land and…

Ruto says Wajir stadium will be renamed Ahmed Khalif Wajir Stadium

By Moses KinyanjuiTuesday June 2, 2026 President William Ruto on Monday moved to immortalise a revered Wajir political figure by endorsing a request to rename the newly completed Wajir Stadium as the Ahmed Khalif Wajir Stadium. The proposal came during the 63rd Madaraka Day celebrations in Wajir County, where Governor Ahmed Abdullahi urged the President to use the landmark as a lasting tribute to the late leader, whom he described as one of the region’s most distinguished sons and a man who rose to the country’s highest…