Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Somalia: Laftagareen-Aligned Forces Seize Buurhakaba as Southwest Power Struggle Intensifies BUURHAKABA, Somalia — A strategic town in Somalia’s Bay region has fallen…
Kenya’s Junior Stars are out of the CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations CECAFA qualifiers after Somalia secured a 2-0 victory at…
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s electoral dispute intensified Thursday after former President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo dismissed the newly issued timetable for the 2027…
Somalia’s 2027 Election Schedule Draws Opposition as Political Dispute Deepens MOGADISHU, Oct 15 — Somalia’s plan for elections in 2027 has been…
Nairobi (ICRC) – Somalia is bracing for a potentially devastating climate shock, with experts warning that a record El Niño event could…
Ethiopia moves heavy weapons toward Eritrea border as fears of wider war grow NAIROBI, Kenya – A buildup of tanks and heavy…
Baidoa (AX) — Buurhakaba was engulfed in fierce fighting Thursday as forces loyal to former South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed…
Parliamentary elections will take place on April 15, 2027, with Presidential elections to follow on May 15, 2027, the commission announced during…
A new federal inquiry is examining whether Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar’s US citizenship could be revoked, a move that could ultimately expose…
Mogadishu, Somalia-Forces loyal to former South West state president Abdelaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagaren captured the strategically important town of Burhakaba early Thursday…
Mogadishu (AX) — The Shabelle River has climbed past the high flood-risk mark in Jowhar and is only centimeters from bankfull, prompting…
