Somalia
Somalia Launches $35 Million World Bank-Funded Bulsho Project
Somalia Unveils $35 Million World Bank-Funded “Bulsho” Project MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs, and Reconciliation has…
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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.
East-Africa
Nairobi court jails Somali national linked to Al-Shabaab for 60 years
By Margaret KalekyeTuesday April 28, 2026 A Somali national has been convicted and jailed for belonging to the terrorist group…
Somalia
Somalia African Union ATMIS mission impact on security and politics
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) was designed to help Somalia’s security forces take over…
Somalia
Puntland State Warns Somalia’s Statehood Is at Risk Amid Deepening Electoral Deadlock
AXADLE, Somalia — Puntland State’s president issued a stark warning Tuesday, saying Somalia’s fragile federal arrangement could unravel unless political…
Somalia
UAE leaves OPEC, dealing major blow to global oil producers’ group
By Maha El DahanTuesday April 28, 2026 Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan al Saud receives United Arab Emirates’ Deputy…
Somalia
North Western State of Somalia elders approve more than two-year extension for parliament, councils
Tuesday April 28, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — North Western State of Somalia’s Guurti, the upper house of elders, has voted…
Somalia
Somalia President Says He Will Not Back Down on One-Person, One-Vote Elections
MOGADISHU, Somalia — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has doubled down on his push for one-person, one-vote elections, saying he will…
Somalia
Amnesty International urges release of detained activist Sadia Bajaj
Tuesday April 28, 2026 Sa’dia Moalim Ali, a Somali tuktuk driver at the centre of a political storm after her…
Somalia
National Human Rights Commission Receives Media Report as NUSOJ Urges Action on Violations
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) on Monday met with the National Independent Human Rights Commission…
Somalia
Somali president urges traditional elders to back one-person, one-vote elections
Tuesday April 28, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — In a pointed appeal during a state dinner at the presidential palace on…
