Somalia
British Ambassador Calls Mogadishu One of the World’s Most Dangerous Diplomatic Postings
MOGADISHU, Somalia — For British Ambassador Charles King, diplomacy in Mogadishu comes with a soundtrack few envoys ever hear: the…
Somalia
Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Somalia
Hawadle leaders meet in Mogadishu to bolster unity and cooperation
Friday May 1, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — In a show of broad support, the Hawadle Community Unity and Development Council…
Central-Africa
Somali army joins multinational military exercise in Turkey
Friday May 1, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali National Army units have taken part in a multinational military exercise held…
Somalia
Somali-born British man charged with attempted murder in Golders Green attack
Friday May 1, 2026 Essa Suleiman is due to appear at Westminster magistrates court on Friday. Photograph: Newsquest/SWNS London (AX)…
Somalia
Somali army kills 22 Al-Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle
Friday May 1, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali National Army forces have killed at least 22 Al-Shabaab militants in a…
Somalia
Atletico Madrid and Arsenal draw at Metropolitano after penalties decide match
Thursday April 30, 2026 Atletico Madrid and Arsenal will head to London with everything still hanging in the balance after…
East-Africa
Somali piracy resurges after three vessels hijacked in one week
Mohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu and Rachel SavageThursday April 30, 2026 The motor vessel Sward was hijacked on Sunday. Photograph: EU…
Somalia
Islamist group tightens blockade on Mali capital Bamako
Bamako, Mali’s sprawling capital and a West African commercial centre of more than three million people, is facing a tightening…
Somalia
Somali football talent rises as the system faces a quiet crisis
by STEPHEN ASTARIKOThursday April 30, 2026 Somali football does not need more slogans. It needs the basics: a dependable calendar,…
Somalia
Somalia hosts East African intelligence chiefs for regional security talks
Thursday April 30, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia on Wednesday brought together intelligence chiefs from East African Community member states…
Somalia
Somali-Origin Man Charged Over London Stabbing of Two Jewish Men
LONDON — Police in north London say a 45-year-old British man of Somali origin attacked two Jewish men with a…
