US warns its citizens on travelling to Somalia over Al-Shabaab activity Storyline:National News, Security The US Tuesday renewed its travel warning to its citizens travelling to Somalia noting the Horn of African country was still unstable and dangerous. The State Department said terrorist operatives… 1 min read
2 mins read Storyline:National News About 17,000 high school candidates to sit for government administered exams in June A total of 16,324 secondary school students will sit for this year’s joint national examinations conducted by the ministry of education. The exams, which are the second government examined since…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Kenyan forces repulse Al-Shabaab ambush in Dhobley, southern Somalia A Kenyan military convoy in Dhobley, Lower Jubba repulsed Al-Shabaab ambush Tuesday but there are no reports of any casualties. Goobjoog News correspondent in the area said the convoy was…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World EgyptAir remains point to blast, no explosives traces so far -forensics By Reuters Human remains retrieved from the crashed EgyptAir flight suggest that there was an explosion on board the plane, although no traces of explosives have been detected, an Egyptian…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Kenya will close world’s biggest refugee camp this year By Reuters Kenya will close the world’s largest refugee camp this year because the facility housing Somalis displaced by decades of war poses an “existential threat”, Kenyan Deputy President William…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somali Prime Minister Calls for Humanitarian aid As clashes ravage Beledweyne Somali prime minister Omar Sharmarke has called for immediate humanitarian aid as clan clashes and flooding displace hundreds and subject them to untold suffering. Sharmarke has urged international aid agencies and local…
1 min read Storyline:National News Consultative conference to take place in Garowe Somalia’s northeastern regional state of Puntland is in preparation to host National consultative Forum which scheduled take place on earlier next month. The president Puntland state, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali said…
1 min read Storyline:National News Garowe residents give mix reactions to President Mohamud’s electoral decree Residents of Garowe- the capital city of Puntland, gave mixed opinions on Somali Federal president’s decree that has declared the 2016 electoral option law by invoking executive powers. Most residents…
4 mins read Storyline:National News OPINION: Collective action needed to combat humanitarian crises By Dr. Abdusalam H. Omer The World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) to be held in Istanbul in late May 2016 will certainly be an important turning point in the way we collectively…
1 min read Storyline:National News Galmudug State terms the peace with Puntland as fragile Galmudug state of Somalia has accused neighboring Puntland State for not being serious to implement Galkio Peace deal points. The state’s interior minister Omar Mohmamd Diriye warned that the situation…
