Somalia
AFRICOM carries out airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (Axadle) The United States military carried out a fresh airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia on September 4, 2026, in coordination…
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White stork dies in Somalia after migrating 5,000 kilometers from Europe
Garowe (AX) — A white stork that flew more than 5,000 kilometers from Europe to Somalia has died in Dhuudo, a small…
Somalia
White Stork Travels 5,180 Kilometres From Hungary Before Dying in Somalia
White Stork’s 5,180-Kilometre Migration From Hungary Ends in Somalia AXADLE, Somalia — A white stork that crossed thousands of kilometres from Europe…
Somalia
Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Fuel Fears Yemen Conflict Could Widen
Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia fuel fears of renewed Yemen war RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A barrage of Houthi missiles and drones…
Somalia
Visual Scale Shows Fractured Sovereignty Across the Horn of Africa
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AXADLE) — Somalia has been made larger in the world’s official imagination, but the shift has redrawn no borders and…
North-Africa
Egypt urges Somalia to accelerate release of 8 Egyptian sailors held off Somali coast
Egypt is pressing Somalia to help bring home eight sailors held for months aboard a hijacked vessel off the Somali coast, with…
Somalia
As Justin Davis Leaves Mogadishu, Washington Reframes Its Debate Over Somalia
As Justin Davis Leaves Mogadishu, Washington Is Rethinking Its Role in Somalia Justin Davis is ending his tenure as Chargé d’Affaires at…
North-Africa
Minister calls Zia Yusuf’s post about Camden council leader ‘straightforward racism’
Reform UK has come under mounting pressure after senior figure Zia Yusuf questioned the British identity of Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child…
Somalia
Said Deni Used Puntland State Presidency to Build Himself, Not the State
For much of his presidency, Said Abdullahi Deni appeared to view Puntland State less as the destination of his political project than…
East-Africa
Police Repel Suspected Militants Following Attack in Mandera
Heavily armed attackers descended on Arabia town in Mandera County on Sunday evening, triggering an intense exchange of gunfire with security forces…
Somalia
Families of Pakistani sailors held by Somali pirates demand release, warn of hunger strike
KARACHI: After nearly 140 days in captivity, the families of 10 Pakistani sailors held by Somali pirates took to the streets of…
