AXADLE, Somalia — Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam, known as Ahmed Madobe, is due in Garowe on Sunday for talks with Puntland State President Said Abdullahi Deni as a widening dispute over…
Somalia: Aden Madobe holds talks with Ethiopian commanders as South West State tensions intensify BAIDOA, Somalia — South West State leader Aden…
Nairobi (AX) — A newly formed peace council is stepping into South West State’s political crisis, working to bring rival factions to…
Somalia: Aden Madobe’s Authority Tested as Tensions Escalate in Baidoa BAIDOA, Somalia — Fresh fighting and troop movements in Baidoa have exposed…
Tuesday August 4, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — A U.S. congressional delegation has pledged continued backing for Jubbaland’s fight against al-Shabab after meeting…
Somalia: Baidoa Fighting Deepens Pressure on Aden Madobe’s South West Administration BAIDOA, Somalia — Fighting erupted overnight in Baidoa after forces aligned…
By Dr. Ali Said Faqi Thursday June 11, 2026 Somalia’s politics have a familiar pattern: failure is repackaged, then presented as renewal. That…
Thursday June 11, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur Madobe, newly elected president of Somalia’s Southwest State, formally assumed office…
Sunday June 7, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Somalia’s Independent National Electoral and Boundaries Commission has started taking in candidates for the Southwest…
KISMAAYO, Somalia — Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam, widely known as Ahmed Madobe, hosted U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Richard H. Riley in…
Jubaland’s intelligence push tests Somalia’s fragile center-periphery balance KISMAYO — When Jubaland leader Ahmed Madobe unveiled a gleaming new headquarters for the…
