Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Somalia Attempts to Mend Uganda Relations After Reported Dispute: Sources MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s federal authorities pushed for an official stopover in…
Monday July 13, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali forces, backed by international partners, announced on Monday that airstrikes in central Somalia killed…
By Erica L. Green and Dylan FreedmanReporting from WashingtonSunday July 12, 2026 President Trump’s reposting of a short video showing Somali American…
By JON GAMBRELL and WILL WEISSERTSunday July 12, 2026 Early Sunday, U.S. forces struck Iran in response to an Iranian attack that…
Sunday July 12, 2026 Mogadishu — In a phone call Saturday, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told his Somali counterpart that Cairo…
Sunday July 12, 2026 Beledweyne (AX) — Quick action by local security units in Beledweyne stopped what officials say was a planned…
Sunday July 12, 2026 Washington (AX) — The Department of Homeland Security’s immigration arm has issued fresh guidance clarifying work authorization for…
Mogadishu — Somali forces, backed by international partners, launched coordinated airstrikes on Sunday, 12 July, striking Al-Shabaab positions in Addow Jilib, Gayfo…
Barawe, Somalia — African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) troops and Somali National Armed Forces (SNAF) soldiers mounted a…
By SEUNG MIN KIM, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MEG KINNARDSunday July 12, 2026 Sen. Lindsey Graham, a stalwart of U.S. foreign policy…
Somalia: Puntland State President Warns Predetermined ‘One-Person, One-Vote’ Poll Isn’t Democratic AXADLE, Somalia — Puntland State President Said Abdullahi Deni has denounced…
