Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Somalia’s planned spaceport is facing growing political scrutiny as questions mount over Türkiye’s strategic ambitions and the facility’s potential uses beyond civilian…
Mogadishu (AX) — South West State Security Minister Isaaq Mohamed has warned civilians to leave areas controlled by forces loyal to former…
Somalia: Hirshabelle Vote Dispute Escalates as Vice President Opposes Hiiraan Poll BELEDWEYNE, Somalia — Hirshabelle Vice President Yusuf Hagar Dabageed has rejected…
Somalia: Reported Turkish Airstrikes Near Baidoa Leave Casualties BAIDOA, Somalia — Fresh allegations of Turkish airstrikes near Baidoa have raised tensions in…
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AXADLE) — The killing of Somali National Army soldier Ahmed Shire Hussein on September 8, 2026, began on a dusty…
MOGADISHU — Somalia is facing a major constitutional crisis in 2026 after federal lawmakers approved a revised constitution and President Hassan Sheikh…
The Houthis have reportedly seized control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coastline, tightening their grip on one of the world’s most important…
Modern Somalia’s political history is inseparable from the relationship between clan organization, pastoral society, and the development of the state. In A…
Mogadishu (AX) – Somali Gorgor (Eagle) commandos and special forces have captured the Geel-gub area and several strategic bases in the Middle…
What Is Driving the Coordinated Defence of Somalia–Turkey Relations? AX — MOGADISHU A coordinated campaign by Somalia’s term-expired federal leadership to defend…
Bosaso (AX) — Puntland State authorities say a months-long effort to reclaim government land and facilities in Bosaso is separate from the…
