Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Friday July 17, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Southwest State lawmakers on Thursday approved a new Council of Ministers, marking a key step…
Friday July 17, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia has mourned the death of Djibouti’s…
Seven American aid workers who helped fight an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are undergoing quarantine at an isolation…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said internal political divisions helped cost Ethiopia its direct access to the Red Sea, accusing unnamed foreign…
By Sarah ShamimFriday July 17, 2026 The United States launched a sixth consecutive night of major strikes on Iran, drawing a fresh…
Türkiye has pressed for full, unconditional participation in the EU’s Made in EU policy, with Trade Minister Omer Bolat raising the issue…
Thursday July 16, 2026 Garowe (AX) — A police commander in Puntland State’s Mudug region has died after a gunman shot him…
Thursday July 16, 2026 Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia has introduced new restrictions on media interviews involving children and…
Thursday July 16, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Upper House has called on Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs Sheikh Mukhtar Robow…
Dire Dawa (Axadle) – Officials from the Somali Regional State (SRS) and Oromia National Regional State gathered in Dire Dawa on Thursday,…
By Heba Habib, AP and ReutersThursday July 16, 2026 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit…
