Guards get jail terms for Mogadishu prison break Storyline:National News Six prison guards have been sentenced to between six months and five years for their role in the August 12 jailbreak in Mogadishu Central Jail that left at least six… 2 mins read
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World Trump comment on ‘blowing up’ Nile Dam angers Ethiopia By Ethiopia’s prime minister has said his country “will not cave in to aggressions of any kind” after President Donald Trump suggested Egypt could destroy a controversial Nile dam. The…
1 min read Storyline:House of the People, National News Parliament approves PM Roble’s new cabinet The Lower House has unanimously given the nod to Prime Minister Mohamed Roble’s new cabinet. In today’s sitting, all the 188 lawmakers present voted in favour of the new council…
1 min read Storyline:National News Central Bank rubbishes ‘legal suit’ claims against local bank Somalia’s Central Bank has refuted media reports of an impending suit against one of the commercial banks in the country over its alleged role in funneling funds for the militant…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Farmaajo purges Khaire’s inner circle in cabinet Staunch allies of former Prime Minister Hassan Khaire were purged in the new line-up by his successor Mohamed Roble in what Goobjoog News has learnt was a push by Villa…
11 mins read Storyline:Archive, Opinions Why do Somali presidents last for only one term in office? By Ali Said Ali Since Somalia’s first interim President got elected in Djibouti after the civil war two decades ago, Somali Presidents have never had the pleasure of having to…
2 mins read Storyline:National News #ElectionsSo: Fear of poll delay as key deadline missed The prospects of elections delays have surfaced as the deadline for the formation of the Federal and State Level electoral committees as envisaged by the schedule agreed to by the…
2 mins read Storyline:National News PM Roble retains key Khaire ministers in new line-up Prime Minister Mohamed Roble has announced a new cabinet which is a cocktail of the old and the new retaining eight ministers from the previous government. Eleven ministers from Hassan…
5 mins read Storyline:National News Ilwad Elman awarded German Africa Prize 2020 By Somali-Canadian peace activist Ilwad Elman has been awarded the 2020 German Africa Prize. The German Africa Foundation has confirmed she will be honored later this month in Berlin by…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Omar Bashir: ICC delegation begins talks in Sudan over former leader By An International Criminal Court (ICC) delegation has arrived Sudan to discuss the prosecution of former President Omar al-Bashir. Bashir is wanted by the ICC on charges of genocide, war…