Somalia, IFC sign pact to support private sector development Storyline:Business, National News GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Somalia has signed its first formal agreement with the World Bank’s development arm, IFC to support the country’s private sector with the view to creating jobs and boosting… 2 mins read
3 mins read Storyline:Archive, Opinions Protection of media freedom crucial now more than ever By Lisa Stadelbauer COVID-19 has radically changed the lives of each and every one of us over the past few months. At a time when we are faced with uncertainty,…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Ethiopia seizes town in Tigray, says 10,000 prisoners missing By BBC|TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian forces have liberated a town in the northern Tigray region, the government’s emergency taskforce said late on Sunday, accusing local leaders of taking 10,000 prisoners from…
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2 mins read Storyline:National News, Upper House Hashi seeks UN, AU intervention in row over Somaliland poll committee GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Senate speaker Abdi Hashi has sought the intervention of the international community to pressure President Mohamed Farmaajo against the appointment of an election committee for Somaliland reinforcing earlier…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, World Ethiopia’s Tigray leaders claim airport rocket attacks, threaten Eritrea By AFP|TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA: The Tigray People’s Liberation Front has admitted firing rockets on towns in neighbouring Amhara state and warned it will fire more on Eritrea, which it accuses…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World Two missiles target Ethiopian airports as Tigray conflict widens By REUTERS|ETHIOPIA: Two airports in Ethiopia’s Amhara state which neighbours Tigray where federal troops are fighting local forces were targeted by rocket fire late on Friday, the government said, as an…
3 mins read Storyline:National News FGS, FMS conspiring to rig poll, HIPS says, calls for disbandment of poll committees GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The newly constituted electoral committees at the federal and state level should be disbanded and new ones appointed locking out public servants and cronies, the Mogadishu based think-tank…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Amnesty says bodies litter Ethiopian town as UN warns of ‘war crimes’ GOOBJOOG NEWS|TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA: Hundreds of people have been killed and bodies strewn on the streets of towns in Tigray region in week-long fighting, Amnesty International has revealed as the UN…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Ethiopia withdraws thousands of troops from Somalia By BLOOMBERG|ETHIOPIA: Ethiopia pulled back thousands of troops who’ve been helping Somalia’s government fight an Islamist insurgency, according to three people familiar with the matter, raising concerns of a…