UPDF suspends officers as Somalia deaths reach 19 Storyline:National News, World The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) has suspended four commanders at the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) military base that was attacked on September 1 by al-Shabaab fighters. The… 2 mins read
4 mins read Storyline:Archive Somali-born humanitarian shed light on plight of African immigrants Sadia Gassim of KitchenerBorn: Aug. 6, 1955 in Mogadishu, SomaliaDied: July 28, 2015 of pancreatic cancer As an immigrant from the war-torn Somalia of 1993, Sadia Gassim not only embraced…
1 min read Storyline:National News New illegal checkpoints mushroom along Mogadishu-Baidao highway Public transport drivers are complaining of new illegal checkpoints mounted by government soldiers between Mogadishu and Baidao in which they ask for money. One driver was so frustrated that he…
1 min read Storyline:National News Puntland coast guards on the hunt for migrants’ smugglers Puntland coastal guard forces have launched an operation hunting down people who smuggle immigrants to Sudan. Admiral Abdirizak Diriye, the head of the coastal guards has told Goobjoog News that…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Cracks emerge among federal states over consultative summit A day after a much publicized inauguration ceremony for Jubbaland president Ahmed Mohamed Islam in which top Somali leaders showed a united front, cracks have emerged between the federal states,…
4 mins read Storyline:Archive, Opinions Beautiful Somali buildings are rising up in a former war zone. It gives me hope By SADA MIRE I first learned to construct nomadic huts with my grandmother in the summer holidays – spent, whether I liked or not, living in Dayniile, near Mogadishu. Being…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Sports Mo Farah wins the Great North Run in British record time Mo Farah has retained his Great North Run title with the fastest half-marathon ever recorded by a British athlete. The double Olympic and world champion finished in a time of…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Consultative conference on 2016 election option set for Mogadishu next week The country’s leadership will hold a consultative conference next week in Mogadishu to establish the roadmap for the 2016 elections as the country grapples on the alternative to the universal…
3 mins read Storyline:National News AMISOM Troops Support Reconstruction of Bulla Burdo Town, Hiiran Region AMISOM troops in the Hiiran region are renovating Bulla Burdo airport to facilitate commercial and humanitarian access to the town, movement to which has been obstructed by Al Shabaab terror.…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Madobe takes reigns of power as national and regional leaders endorse his inauguration National leaders and representatives of regional countries notably Kenya and Ethiopia yesterday converged in the coastal city of Kismayu for the inauguration of the first elected Jubbaland President Ahmed Mohamed…
