Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said it killed Bashir Ahmed Haji Nunow, the former head of al-Shabab’s…
Ethiopia renews push for access to Red Sea ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s drive to secure a route to the Red Sea…
For nearly a year, Marian Haji Abdi Guled feared her son might never walk again. Then, as she rode with him to…
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has renewed his call for access to the Red Sea, arguing that the landlocked country’s future depends…
Mogadishu, Somalia (Axadle) A reported pact between Al-Shabaab officials and traditional elders from Somalia’s Hawadle clan has moved to halt fighting in…
President Isaias Afwerki and Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud moved to reinforce a shared political line in El Alamein City today, holding…
NAIROBI, Kenya (Axadle) – Kenya reported its first imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease after a Kenyan man who had spent…
All seven Pakistani crew members who survived a pirate attack off Somalia have now been rescued, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said…
BALANBALLE, Somalia (Axadle) – A bid to turn the page on years of clan tension drew Somalia’s prime minister to Balanballe on…
A nation’s history is often recorded through collapsing governments, changing political fortunes and conflicts that reshape society. But Somalia’s recent past can…
Erdogan Says Turkey Has Started Building Spaceport in Somalia ISTANBUL — Turkey has begun building a spaceport in Somalia, President Recep Tayyip…
