Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Saturday August 8, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency said Friday that it had detained nine people suspected…
Saturday August 8, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — A grenade explosion in Hargeisa on Friday evening injured two North Western State of Somalia…
Saturday August 8, 2026 Nairobi (AX) — North Western State of Somalia President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro has called for a new…
Saturday August 8, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s planned security handover is facing added uncertainty as political tensions between the federal government…
Saturday August 8, 2026 Bosaso (AX) — Puntland State security forces have taken over a military base in Armo district, Bari region,…
Saturday August 8, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Former National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) director Fahad Yasin Haji Dahir has called the…
Somalia: Puntland State takes control of Carmo military base, authorities say BOSASO, Somalia – Puntland State authorities said Saturday they had taken…
Saturday August 8, 2026 Somalia is entering another period of political uncertainty, with disagreements over postponed elections and proposed constitutional amendments deepening…
Friday August 7, 2026 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan embraces Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,…
by Samuel Mwanawanjuguna Saturday August 8, 2026 An undated image of a police vehicle at a crime scene Photo kenyans.co.ke A suspected improvised…
Somalia: Deni Travels to Galkayo as Puntland State Consolidates Security Authority GALKAYO, Somalia — Puntland State President Said Abdullahi Deni arrived in…
