Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Saturday July 11, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday presided over the graduation ceremony for officers and…
Trump criticized for post targeting Somali kindergarteners in Twin Cities, sparking claims he put children at risk Outrage is mounting in Minnesota’s…
Saturday July 11, 2026 Kismayo (AX) — U.S. Africa Command reports it carried out an airstrike against al-Shabab targets in Somalia’s Jubbaland…
DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 10 — Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina says she intends to fly back to Bangladesh in December, vowing…
OP-ED: When Cash Failed, Connection Became Currency When Somalia’s central government fell in 1991, the country’s financial backbone snapped. Institutions unraveled, infrastructure…
Saturday July 11, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali officials have detained personnel seen in Somali National Army uniforms in footage showing them…
Somalia Steps Up Efforts to Eliminate Violence and Harassment in Public Sector Workplaces Somalia has launched a nationwide drive to make public…
Saturday July 11, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A landmark three-day training concluded this week as Somalia launched a national effort to build…
Baidoa — In a bid to tighten security and press Al-Shabaab fighters, Somalia’s elite Danab Commandos from the 165th Battalion of the…
TEHRAN – Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s Supreme Leader, declared in a written message that avenging his slain father reflects the will…
Saturday July 11, 2026 Minneapolis (AX) — St. Louis Park Mayor Nadia Mohamed pushed back Friday against critics who questioned her recent…
