Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Nearly all students who took Banadir’s eighth-grade certificate examinations passed, as the regional Education Directorate…
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A United Nations tender to auction vehicles, generators, computers and other equipment in Somalia has…
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has turned down a 15-point U.S.-backed plan for Gaza, saying Israeli troops will stay in…
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A Yemeni man was fatally stabbed inside a mosque in Somalia as he performed Friday…
UN weighs Somalia mission wind-down as assets go up for sale MOGADISHU, Somalia — A United Nations tender to auction off a…
Sunday August 9, 2026 Nairobi (AX) — North Western State of Somalia President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro has accused Somalia’s federal government…
Sunday August 9, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — The contest to lead Somalia’s House of the People formally opened Sunday, with two lawmakers…
Sahin Demir Saturday August 8, 2026 Somalia hails agreement as historic move to deepen cooperation, while Bahrain says pact strengthens the GCC’s…
Sunday August 9, 2026 Bristol’s first Lord Mayor of Somali heritage, Yasin Mohamud, has arrived in Mogadishu for an official visit aimed…
Saturday August 8, 2026 A $20 million road project in Hargeisa is moving forward under an agreement being signed by Somalia’s federal…
Saturday August 8, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Two Somali students are heading to Saudi Arabia to compete in an international Quran competition…
