Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Thursday July 16, 2026 Somali Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi (left) signed a memorandum of understanding for military cooperation with his Saudi…
Somalia: Baidoa Fighting Deepens Pressure on Aden Madobe’s South West Administration BAIDOA, Somalia — Fighting erupted overnight in Baidoa after forces aligned…
Thursday July 16, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Importers shipping goods from Turkey to Somalia will face new container charges from Maersk beginning…
Mogadishu (Horn Observer + Lamaane.net) – Djibouti’s National Police Commissioner, Col. Abdirahman Ali, toured several major Somali Police Force facilities in Mogadishu…
Jarriban (Horn Observer + Lamaane.net) – A gunman killed Jarriban District Police Commissioner Guled Katleye on Wednesday evening, July 15, in Somalia’s…
By: Abdifatah Abdinur Wednesday July 15, 2026 Somalia is approaching a perilous crossroads, with insecurity, political fractures and uncertainty over the future of…
Wednesday July 15, 2026 Garowe (AX) — Puntland State President Said Abdullahi Deni on Wednesday pushed back against claims that his administration…
Djibouti City (Horn Observer + Lamaane.net) – Siesta Beach reopened to the public on Wednesday, July 15, after the Djibouti Coast Guard…
Somalia seeks post-AU security deal as U.S. funding withdrawal nears MOGADISHU – Somalia is racing to avert a security vacuum by urging…
By STAN CHOEWednesday July 15, 2026 Patrick McKeon works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday,…
Wednesday July 15, 2026 Beledweyne (AX) — Somali troops and international partners killed 42 al-Shabab militants and injured another 12 in airstrikes…
