Somalia
Somalia electoral commission sets 2026 voting dates for three federal states
Saturday April 18, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Independent National Electoral Commission has set voting dates for House of Representatives…
Somalia
Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
North-Africa
Arab League, OIC condemn Israel envoy to North Western State of Somalia as threat to Somalia’s sovereignty
Saturday April 18, 2026 Ahmed Aboul Gheit at the opening of an emergency meeting among the Arab League foreign ministers,…
Somalia
Egypt Slams Israel’s North Western State of Somalia Envoy as “Flagrant Violation” of Law
ANTALYA, Turkey — Egypt has sharply denounced Israel’s recognition of North Western State of Somalia and the appointment of a…
East-Africa
Rebuttal Questions Whether Baidoa Affects Red Sea Maritime Security
By Abdulkarim AbdulleSaturday April 18, 2026 A recent article from Ethiopia’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA) on Baidoa has drawn…
Somalia
Ousted Southwest State Leader Returns to Kenya to Rally Political Allies
NAIROBI, Kenya — Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed, widely known as Lafta-Gareen, has reappeared on the political stage in a conspicuous way,…
Somalia
Iran says Strait of Hormuz remains completely open, foreign minister says
Saturday April 18, 2026 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi [Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters] Iran said the…
East-Africa
Somalia says Israeli move on North Western State of Somalia violates sovereignty, risks regional stability
Efe Ozkan and Seyit KurtSaturday April 18, 2026 State Minister Ali Mohammad Omar says Mogadishu rejects recognition of breakaway region,…
Somalia
Airstrikes destroy livelihoods in a Lower Shabelle farming village
Saturday April 18, 2026 Adan Gedi Mohamed sits in a neighbour’s compound after his own house was destroyed in airstrikes/Muna…
Somalia
Somalia Launches Tree-Planting Campaign in Mogadishu to Strengthen Climate Action
Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) — A major greening push kicked off in the capital as the Banadir Regional Administration joined…
Somalia
Iranian Parliament Speaker Calls Trump’s Claims “False”
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led Iran’s delegation in the latest talks with the United States in Islamabad,…
Somalia
Airstrikes destroy livelihoods in a Lower Shabelle farming village
Saturday April 18, 2026 Adan Gedi Mohamed sits in a neighbour’s compound after his own house was destroyed in airstrikes/Muna…
