Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
MOGADISHU — Somalia is facing a major constitutional crisis in 2026 after federal lawmakers approved a revised constitution and President Hassan Sheikh…
The Houthis have reportedly seized control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coastline, tightening their grip on one of the world’s most important…
Modern Somalia’s political history is inseparable from the relationship between clan organization, pastoral society, and the development of the state. In A…
Mogadishu (AX) – Somali Gorgor (Eagle) commandos and special forces have captured the Geel-gub area and several strategic bases in the Middle…
What Is Driving the Coordinated Defence of Somalia–Turkey Relations? AX — MOGADISHU A coordinated campaign by Somalia’s term-expired federal leadership to defend…
Bosaso (AX) — Puntland State authorities say a months-long effort to reclaim government land and facilities in Bosaso is separate from the…
Mogadishu (AX) — The Somali National Army has launched an investigation after soldier Ahmed Shire Hussein was killed in El Baraf district,…
Houthi Influence Near Bab al-Mandab Raises Alarm for Global Shipping SANA’A, Yemen — Control or sustained influence around Perim island would place…
Saudi Prince Makes Two Appeals to Trump for U.S. Strikes on Yemen’s Houthis WASHINGTON — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made…
Turkish space company Fergani Space announced the launch of its first satellite on 15 January 2025, according to a post on X…
Declassified Files Show UK Officials Knew of Alleged Israeli Abuses as Early as 2002 LONDON, United Kingdom — British officials were documenting…
