Somalia
Locusts and water shortage devastate farmers in Mudug
Thursday July 16, 2026 Farmer tends his land after crop losses/File Photo/Ergo A locust invasion compounded by a crippling water…
Somalia
Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Somalia
Fastest-Ever Ebola Outbreak Reaches 2,000 Cases and 754 Deaths
DR Congo’s Ebola crisis has surged past 2,000 confirmed infections, becoming the fastest-growing outbreak on record as strikes, violence and…
Somalia
Former Somali Security Adviser Warns Against Reliance on Foreign Troops
Thursday July 16, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia must develop the capacity to protect itself or risk remaining reliant on…
Editorial
Somalia’s 2027 Election Test: Leadership, Security and Reform in Focus
Somalia’s planned 2027 elections could become a defining test for the country’s leadership, security and democratic development. President Hassan Sheikh…
Central-Africa
Reports: Saudi Arabia funds training for 5,000 Somali soldiers in Galmudug State
Thursday July 16, 2026 Somali Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi (left) signed a memorandum of understanding for military cooperation with…
Somalia
Clashes Erupt in Baidoa as Aden Madobe Faces Mounting Leadership Challenges
Somalia: Baidoa Fighting Deepens Pressure on Aden Madobe’s South West Administration BAIDOA, Somalia — Fighting erupted overnight in Baidoa after…
Somalia
Maersk Imposes Peak Season Surcharge on Turkey-Somalia Cargo Shipments
Thursday July 16, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Importers shipping goods from Turkey to Somalia will face new container charges from…
Somalia
Somalia Hosts Djibouti Police Delegation for Bilateral Security Talks
Mogadishu (Horn Observer + Lamaane.net) – Djibouti’s National Police Commissioner, Col. Abdirahman Ali, toured several major Somali Police Force facilities…
Somalia
Gunman Kills Jarriban Police Commissioner in Fatal Shooting
Jarriban (Horn Observer + Lamaane.net) – A gunman killed Jarriban District Police Commissioner Guled Katleye on Wednesday evening, July 15,…
Somalia
Hiiraan Online: Former President HSM’s Power Pursuit Threatens Somalia’s Constitutional Rule
By: Abdifatah Abdinur Wednesday July 15, 2026 Somalia is approaching a perilous crossroads, with insecurity, political fractures and uncertainty over the…
Somalia
Puntland State president denies new Bosaso port taxes amid traders’ strike
Wednesday July 15, 2026 Garowe (AX) — Puntland State President Said Abdullahi Deni on Wednesday pushed back against claims that…
