Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Saturday July 18, 2026 Somali Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) chairman Mahmoud Abdi Gabeyre A dispute over the leadership of Somalia’s…
Mogadishu (Axadle + Axadle) – An overnight airstrike by the Somali National Army and international partners hit Al-Shabaab positions in Suullaay, about…
Saturday July 18, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s first officially drilled offshore oil well is moving toward a critical stage, with exploration…
US strike on Iranian desalination plant cuts water to 10,000, official says DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — About 10,000 people in 20…
Saturday July 18, 2026 Bosaso (AX) — As disruption at Bosaso port enters its second week, traditional elders from the Bari region…
Saturday July 18, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s second deputy speaker of parliament has alleged that senior security figures are helping organize…
Esther TakwaSaturday July 18, 2026 DAR ES SALAAM: Somalia says Tanzania’s experience in the blue economy has surpassed expectations, with a study…
Friday July 17, 2026 Federal investigators say Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh played a central role in a $250 million scheme that allegedly raided…
Armed pirates hijack oil tanker off Yemen, divert ship toward Somalia MUKALLA, Yemen — Suspected Somali pirates commandeered an oil tanker off…
Friday July 17, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s federal Cabinet has moved to dissolve the board of the Somali Chamber of Commerce…
Somali suspect in $250 million U.S. COVID fraud case brought back to face charges WASHINGTON — A Somali man accused of playing…
