East-Africa
Israel appoints first ambassador to North Western State of Somalia after recognition
Monday April 27, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — Israel has named its first ambassador to North Western State of Somalia, moving…
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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
Farmaajo urges dialogue, asks elders to help resolve Somalia’s political crisis
Monday April 27, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Former President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has renewed calls for political talks in Somalia,…
Somalia
Tanker captain’s family pleads for help after Somali pirate hijacking
Monday April 27, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A family in Indonesia is pressing its government to step in after Somali…
Somalia
Somalia Needs National Afforestation Programme to Combat Desertification
In Somalia, trees are most often invoked as evidence of loss: absent canopy, failing rains, charcoal pits, and spreading wasteland.…
Somalia
Somali civil society backs elders in political dispute mediation
Monday April 27, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — As Somalia grapples with a widening political standoff, civil society groups are urging…
Somalia
Pirates seize another vessel off Somali coast as threat level rises
Harry SekulichMonday April 27, 2026 Shipping routes off Somalia are once again under close scrutiny after a cargo vessel was…
Somalia
Pirates Hijack Cargo Ship Off Somalia, Vessel Heads Toward Coast
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A suspected pirate team seized a St. Kitts and Nevis-flagged general cargo ship off Somalia’s coast Monday…
East-Africa
CS Davis Chirchir appoints team to investigate Kenyan aircraft crashes in Somalia, South Sudan
by Maxwell Amunga Monday April 27, 2026 Emergency responders at the aircraft accident scene on March 5, 2024 (left) and parts…
Somalia
DC gala shooting suspect aired Trump grievances in writings to family
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL BALSAMOMonday April 27, 2026 Minutes before gunfire erupted outside the White House…
Somalia
Arsenal return to top with narrow win; West Ham, Tottenham win big
Sunday April 26, 2026 Arsenal surged back to the summit of the Premier League on Saturday, but only after surviving…
