Somalia
International Pressure Blocks Ethiopia’s Bid for Red Sea Access
How a proposed Ethiopia–North Western State of Somalia swap for Red Sea access was stopped by multilateral pressure When former…
Somalia
Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Somalia
President Ruto Attends Grand Opening of Ethiopia’s Nile Dam in Addis Ababa
Kenya’s president travels to Addis Ababa as Ethiopia opens contested Grand Renaissance Dam ADDIS ABABA — Kenya’s President William Ruto…
Somalia
Somalia to restart voter registration after approving new political parties
Somalia sets Sept. 9 restart for voter registration in push toward one-person, one-vote Somalia’s electoral clock will start ticking again…
Somalia
EU Slaps Google With $3.5 Billion Fine; Trump Calls It ‘Very Unfair’
EU slaps Google with €2.95 billion fine — a test of whether Europe can actually tame Big Tech BRUSSELS —…
Somalia
Lackluster England defeat Andorra 2-0 in lopsided World Cup qualifier
England grind past Andorra as style questions linger ahead of Serbia test The cheers at Villa Park were more relieved…
East-Africa
Kenyan National Indicted as U.S. Feeding Our Future Child Nutrition Fraud Widens
Kenyan man indicted in U.S. child-nutrition fraud probe as investigators trace money to Nairobi real estate
East-Africa
Egypt completes review of Somali-bound troops before AUSSOM deployment
Egypt’s Troops Prepare to Join Somalia Mission, Recasting the Horn’s Security Equation The Egyptian flag will soon fly alongside others…
Somalia
Large-scale offensive targets Al-Shabaab militants in central Somalia
Somali forces, backed by US air support, strike Al-Shabaab in central region MOGADISHU — Somali security forces, with support from…
Somalia
Kenya Dismisses Rumors of Jubaland Forces in Mandera
Political Heat, Border Anxiety: Who’s Really in Mandera? In the dusty markets and sparser stretches of Kenya’s northeastern frontier, a…
Central-Africa
Former Puntland State football chief detained as leadership feud deepens
Arrest of Puntland State Football Figure Deepens Rift in Somali Soccer Puntland State’s already fraught football politics spilled into public…
Somalia
Somali intelligence forces kill 12 al-Shabaab militants in Galguduud raid
Somalia says 12 al-Shabaab fighters killed in Galguduud raid as forces press pursuit toward El-Buur Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security…
