Somalia
Somalia Faces Choice Between Institutions and Political Elites
By Abdirahim Husu MohamedSunday June 7, 2026 History offers a blunt warning: societies rarely dread order; they dread disruption. Yet…
Somalia
Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Somalia
Somali opposition warns of planned attack on ex-army chief’s Mogadishu home
Sunday June 7, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — The Somali Salvation Forum said Saturday it had received indications that security forces…
Somalia
Somalia Ex-Leader Accuses Government of Sieging Opposition Amid Election Dispute
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s political standoff sharpened on Sunday after former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed accused the federal government of…
Somalia
Somalia Faces a Three-Way Crisis Over the Constitution, Ballot and Gun
The gunfire that rattled Mogadishu was more than another burst of Somalia’s long-running insecurity. It marked the first armed eruption…
Somalia
Former Somali president accuses government of blocking movement and cutting services
Sunday June 7, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Sunday accused the federal government of…
Somalia
Somalia’s DRIVE program targets safer food and trusted markets
By: Abdiaziz Khalif and Sonia PlazaSunday June 7, 2026 Outside Baidoa, in a camp for displaced families in Somalia, Fadumo…
East-Africa
Somalia’s recurring crises are rooted at home, not in the outside world
By Khadar AfrahSunday June 7, 2026 Somalia has long told itself a consoling tale about its own failure: that its…
Somalia
Puntland State, ‘Mother of Federalism,’ underscores Somalia’s need for national reconciliation
By: Yusuf Said HersiSunday June 7, 2026 For years, Puntland State has been cast as the “mother of federalism” in…
East-Africa
Somalia future leadership scenarios after 2026 elections explained
Somalia’s planned elections after 2026 sit at the center of a wider political argument over constitutional rules, the timing of…
East-Africa
New Mogadishu maritime port draws global investor attention
By Adam Ahmed and A.A. JamahSunday June 7, 2026 After years of war and disruption, Somalia is moving to rebuild…
