Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
UN Security Council says Puntland State offensive has sharply weakened Islamic State in Somalia AXADLE Somalia — A sustained Puntland State military…
Garowe (AX) — Puntland State officials say piracy groups operating along the region’s coastline are connected to criminal networks in Yemen, warning…
Houthi-Al-Shabaab Cooperation Expands to Training and Drone Expertise, Reports Say MOGADISHU, Somalia — Al-Shabaab’s relationship with Yemen’s Houthi movement has reportedly moved…
MOGADISHU, Somalia (Axadle) The United States military carried out a fresh airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia on September 4, 2026, in coordination…
Garowe (AX) — A white stork that flew more than 5,000 kilometers from Europe to Somalia has died in Dhuudo, a small…
White Stork’s 5,180-Kilometre Migration From Hungary Ends in Somalia AXADLE, Somalia — A white stork that crossed thousands of kilometres from Europe…
Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia fuel fears of renewed Yemen war RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A barrage of Houthi missiles and drones…
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AXADLE) — Somalia has been made larger in the world’s official imagination, but the shift has redrawn no borders and…
Egypt is pressing Somalia to help bring home eight sailors held for months aboard a hijacked vessel off the Somali coast, with…
As Justin Davis Leaves Mogadishu, Washington Is Rethinking Its Role in Somalia Justin Davis is ending his tenure as Chargé d’Affaires at…
Reform UK has come under mounting pressure after senior figure Zia Yusuf questioned the British identity of Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child…
