Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Somalia’s worsening human rights record is intensifying scrutiny of the institutions tasked with protecting civilians, as allegations of abuses, restrictions on expression…
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia has activated a national Ebola preparedness plan after Kenya reported an imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease,…
Somali activist Sadia Moalim Ali was detained after using TikTok and Facebook to speak about forced evictions, soaring fuel prices and nepotism.…
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia is reported to have reached an understanding with Pakistan to purchase JF-17 Thunder fighter jets, a potential step…
Somalia Reportedly Turns to Pakistan’s JF-17 Jets as It Seeks to Rebuild Air Force MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia is reportedly set to…
Somalia is confronting a serious threat of famine in parts of the south through January, as failed rains, insecurity, displacement and stubbornly…
After more than five months in captivity, Pakistan’s last three surviving crew members from the oil tanker MT Honour 25 were heading…
Mogadishu (AX) — Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has condemned the federal government’s foreign-policy approach, cautioning that Somalia could undermine…
Islamic State’s Somalia Branch Faces Deepening Financial Strain After Puntland State Offensive MOGADISHU, Somalia — A sustained Puntland State military campaign, supported…
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia has stepped up health screening for travelers arriving from African countries after Kenya reported an imported case of…
Somalia’s Foreign Policy Under Fire as Sheikh Sharif Questions Hassan Sheikh’s Regional Diplomacy MOGADISHU, Somalia — Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh…
