Lower Shabelle Farmers Flee Airstrikes and Ground Fighting as Harvests Rot in Fields

A farmer searches through the remains of his destroyed crops/File Photo/Ergo More than 1,700 families have abandoned their homes and farmland in Somalia’s southern Lower Shabelle region since early September, driven out by continuing airstrikes and ground battles. Many escaped empty-handed, leaving behind crops nearing harvest and the assets they depended on for survival. The […]

Axadle | Stay Informed with Horn of Africa Headlin

By Axadle Editorial Desk·October 16, 2026·Somalia