Somalia
Gambia reports at least 70 dead after migrant boat capsizes off West Africa
At Least 70 Dead in West Africa Migrant Boat Disaster; Dozens More Feared Missing Off Mauritania A migrant boat attempting…
Category: Somalia
Somalia news, politics, security, diplomacy, and public affairs from Axadle, with breaking updates and analysis from Mogadishu and across the country.
Somalia
Abdikadir Ahmed Ali Firdhiye wins presidency of Somalia’s new Northeastern State
Firdhiye Wins Leadership of Somalia’s New Northeastern State in Las Anod Vote Amid Allegations of Federal Interference How the vote…
Somalia
Kenya’s army chief visits regions targeted by Al‑Shabaab militants
Kenya’s new army chief tours volatile northeast as al‑Shabaab tests the border NAIROBI — Kenya’s new army commander, Lt. Gen.…
Somalia
Russian missile barrage strikes Ukraine, damaging EU and UK offices
Russia’s fiercest strikes in months hit Kyiv as peace hopes reel KYIV — Russia unleashed one of the largest aerial…
Somalia
Northeastern state lawmakers to elect President, Vice President in Las Anod
Somalia’s Northeastern lawmakers head into decisive vote in Las Anod amid allegations of federal interference LAS ANOD, Somalia — Lawmakers…
East-Africa
Somalia courts Chinese investors to fuel economic growth, PM Barre says
Somalia courts China in Ningxia as Mogadishu seeks a new investment chapter In Yinchuan, the windswept capital of China’s Ningxia…
East-Africa
Egyptian parliamentarian backs Somalia troop deployment, dismisses Ethiopian objections
Egypt’s troop deployment to Somalia is legal — and a spark in an increasingly combustible region When Cairo announced in…
Central-Africa
Gunmen fatally shoot Somali trader in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Shot dead in a township: how extortion and xenophobia leave Somali shopkeepers exposed in South Africa Late on a Thursday…
Somalia
Trump hints at U.S. acknowledgement of North Western State of Somalia to challenge China, Russia
Trump’s Hint at Recognizing North Western State of Somalia Could Reshape U.S. Policy in Africa Mogadishu (AX) — In what…
East-Africa
Northeastern State and US Boost Anti-ISIS Efforts; Egypt Joins AU in Somalia Mission
Northeastern State’s Offensive Against ISIS: A Turning Point in Somalia’s War on Terror In the shadow of the al Miskad…
