Somalia
Somali workers gather in Mogadishu to mark Labour Day
Saturday May 2, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s labour movement marked International Labour Day in Mogadishu on Saturday with a…
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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
NATO Assesses Details of US Troop Withdrawal From Germany
NATO is reviewing the United States’s plan to pull roughly 5,000 troops out of Germany, as friction over the war…
East-Africa
North Western State of Somalia faces recognition push, internal fragmentation and Red Sea exposure
By: OMAR M ELMI, EconomistSaturday May 2, 2026 North Western State of Somalia sits on one of the world’s most…
Somalia
Oil Tanker Hijacked Off Yemen Coast, Diverted Toward Somalia
ADEN, Yemen — An oil tanker has been seized by armed men off Yemen’s southern coast and diverted toward Somali…
Somalia
UK police charge man over stabbing of two Jewish men in London
Saturday May 2, 2026 Britain’s Metropolitan Police have charged a man with attempted murder after two Jewish men were stabbed…
Somalia
Bahrain King Calls for an End to Iranian Interference in Gulf States
MANAMA, Bahrain — Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has called on Iran to stop meddling in Bahrain and…
North-Africa
First Somali Hajj pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia as 2026 journey begins
Saturday May 2, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali pilgrims have begun their journey to the holy sites as the first…
Somalia
Iran Executes Two Men Convicted of Spying for Israel
Iran put two men to death on Saturday after convicting them of spying for Israel, according to the judiciary, marking…
East-Africa
UK ambassador Charles King remains in high-threat Mogadishu
Writer Charles KingSaturday May 2, 2026 Charles King, the UK ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia, takes readers inside…
Somalia
Somalia advances its security agenda in global security forums
By Awes Hagi Yusuf AhmedSaturday May 2, 2026 Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks with journalists about security policy at…
