Somalia
Somali and AU Forces Seize Strategic Town in Southern Somalia
Somali and AU Forces Secure Awdheegle in Push to Root Out al‑Shabab MOGADISHU — Somali National Army troops, backed by…
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Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Somalia
Suspected al-Shabaab gunmen storm Mogadishu’s Godka Jilacow prison in Somalia
Suicide Blast and Gunfire Rock Mogadishu’s Most Secure Prison, Hours After Government Claims Citywide Gains Mogadishu — A bold and…
Somalia
Seven Kenyans Establish Paternity Claim Against British Soldiers
Rulings in London give seven Kenyans proof of paternity against British soldiers — and raise bigger questions In a London…
Central-Africa
Somali forces and African Union troops seize strategic Awdheegle district from Al-Shabaab
Somali, Ugandan forces take Awdheegle in fresh push against al‑Shabaab Somali troops backed by Ugandan peacekeepers say they have seized…
Somalia
Djibouti Sends Additional Troops to Somalia in Fight Against Al-Shabaab
Djibouti’s new troop deployment highlights a widening fault line in Somalia’s fragile stabilisation Djibouti’s announcement that it will send additional…
Somalia
After release from ICE custody, Omar Jamal expects no deportation, praises humane jail conditions
Somali Activist Omar Jamal Freed From ICE Custody in Minnesota, Says He’s Confident He Won’t Be Deported MINNEAPOLIS — Somali…
Somalia
UK and Somalia Co-host UN Human Rights Council Event Highlighting Media Freedom
Somalia’s fragile human-rights transition meets a test on press freedom GENEVA — In a packed room at the United Nations…
East-Africa
Somalia’s defense minister slams Nairobi meeting with two regional leaders, opposition
Somali Politics Spill Into Nairobi Again — And Mogadishu Pushes Back It is a familiar scene in East African diplomacy:…
Somalia
Sweden: Can You Buy Borders with Aid? Sweden’s Quiet Bargain with Somalia Raises Old Questions in a New Era
STOCKHOLM — What price is paid to enforce a border? For Sweden, it may be 100 million kronor (about $9…
Somalia
Somalia’s Opposition Forms New Alliance to Steer Political Transition
Somali opposition forms “Somalia Future Council” as political clock ticks In a conciliatory — and potentially combustible — move, prominent…
