Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Somalia’s Political Standoff Intensifies as Opposition Says Hassan Sheikh Is Holding on to Power MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s opposition has accused President…
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia is keeping its distance from the mounting dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea, warning that renewed fighting in northern…
Somalia Sanctions Former South West President and Nine Others Over Alleged Al-Shabaab Links MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia has imposed financial sanctions on…
Sagal Abdi-Wali has taken her seat in the British House of Commons after being sworn in as the new MP for Holborn…
New York (Axadle) Global multidimensional poverty has climbed to 1.2 billion people, marking the first rise since the benchmark index was introduced…
Few regions face a more complex convergence of conflict, political uncertainty, humanitarian emergencies, and geopolitical competition than the Horn of Africa. For…
Jigjiga (AX) — Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State has acknowledged for the first time that troops trained by Somalia’s federal government crossed into…
President Donald Trump used a rally in Ohio on Monday to rally support for Sen. Jon Husted’s reelection bid, targeting two groups…
At least 15 children were among 109 migrants who died when a boat sank off Djibouti, while another 116 people remain missing,…
Somalia: Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to New Constitution MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case contesting…
Nairobi (AX) — Somalia’s People’s Power Party, led by former Mogadishu Mayor Thabid Abdi Mohamed, appealed Sunday for political leaders to reject…
