Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Heavy fighting erupted in Baidoa on Thursday as Somalia’s military said it had repelled an assault by two armed groups in the…
Mogadishu (AX) – Somalia has reached an agreement with Doha-based University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) to help establish the…
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Ministry of Internal Security has completed a two-day national conference aimed at overhauling governance, coordination and reform throughout…
The Green party’s Zack Polanski is not a member of parliament at present. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Zack Polanski has moved closer to…
Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro has left for the United States on an official…
Treasury CS John Mbadi meets with World Bank Divisional Director for Kenya, Rwanda and Somalia Qimiao Fan in Nairobi, September 2, 2026.…
Renewed Baidoa clashes raise fresh concerns over South West State stability BAIDOA, Somalia — Baidoa was rocked by heavy fighting after forces…
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s federal government has accused Puntland State President Said Abdullahi Deni of emboldening pirates after remarks concerning vessels hijacked…
More than 12 hours of heavy rain in Baidoa, Somalia, left parts of the city under flash floods, underscoring the dangers facing…
Bosaso (AX) — Puntland State authorities have warned that anyone found possessing, importing, selling or using illegal weapons in the regional state…
Somalia confirms Saudi-funded troops crossed into Ethiopia MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia has acknowledged that soldiers trained with Saudi funding crossed into Ethiopia’s…
