Hashi names parallel poll team for Somaliland Storyline:National News GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Upper House speaker Abdi Hashi has appointed a parallel 8 member committee to oversee the election of MPs representing Somaliland in what is likely to herald a new… 2 mins read
9 mins read Storyline:Archive, Opinions What Ethiopia’s crisis means for Somalia By Vanda Felbab-Brown With many around the world focused on the dangerous military confrontation in Ethiopia, Somalia too is facing a triple security crisis that can jeopardize the…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Opposition presidential candidates meet in Mogadishu amid tussle over poll process A three days consultative meeting bringing together 12 presidential candidates has kicked off in Mogadishu ahead of presidential elections slated for February 2021. According to the programme, the candidates will…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Khaire’s apology was condition for joint meeting GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Presidential candidates and opposition political parties demanded former Prime Minister Hassan Khaire apologise for his role in the deadly attack at the residence of Wadajir party leader Abdirahman…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World UAE suspends visa issuance for Somalis over COVID-19 GOOBJOOG NEWS| UAE: The United Arab Emirates, a major business destination for Somali traders has suspended visa issuance to Somali nationals in light of anticipation of a second wave of…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Ethiopia says disarms Tigrayan peacekeepers in Somalia over security By NAIROBI (Reuters) – Ethiopia said on Wednesday peacekeepers from its Tigray region serving in Somalia had been disarmed over a security issue, raising concerns over the forces’ ability to…
1 min read Storyline:National News Ex-PM Omer Ghalib described as ‘true diplomat’ dies in Hargeisa GOOBJOOG NEWS|HARGEISA: Former Somali Prime Minister Omer Arteh Ghalib who served as Prime Minister during the height of chaos in Somalia has died. Ghalib who became prime minister between 1991…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Trump may withdraw troops from Somalia as part of global pullback By WASHINGTON/NAIROBI (Reuters) – President Donald Trump may withdraw nearly all U.S. troops from Somalia as part of a global pullback that includes reductions of forces in Afghanistan and Iraq,…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World ‘Full-scale’ humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ethiopia: U.N. By REUTERS|GENEVA: A major humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Ethiopia, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday, with more than 27,000 people now having fled heavy fighting to Sudan.…
1 min read Storyline:National News Two police officers killed in bomb attack near police academy Two police officers have been killed and three others injured in a bomb attack that hit a restaurant near the police academy in Mogadishu. Sources said a suicide bomber blew…