Police manhandled, arrested journalists covering elections protests in Mogadishu Storyline:National News GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: At least four journalists from different media houses were assaulted by security forces and arrested last week when they were covering election-related demonstrations in Mogadishu as the country heads… 2 mins read
1 min read Storyline:National News 14 dead in stadium bomb attack in central Somalia GOOBJOOG NEWS|GALKAAYO: At least 14 people among them senior military officials were killed Friday in a suicide bomb attack at a stadium in Galkaayo, central Somalia. More than 10 others were…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security YET AGAIN: Farmaajo laments, claims Kenya planning to attack Somalia GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: In yet another political gimmick to whip up public opinion for re-election and deflect attention from the disastrous bomb attack that killed 14 people Friday, outgoing president Mohamed Farmaajo…
1 min read Storyline:National News Somalia recalls all diplomatic staff and families from Nairobi GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: In a continuing barrage of decrees, President Mohamed Farmaajo’s government has ordered all Somali diplomatic staff and their families in Kenya to return home in five days in a…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Farmaajo imposes lockdown on opposition zones as protests intensify GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Major roads, especially those linking the residential homes and headquarters of opposition parties, have been sealed off this morning locking out residents from entering or leaving the affected areas.…
1 min read Storyline:National News Ex-president urges on demos but calls for peace GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: We will press on with demonstrations for electoral reforms, former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said but urged for peace. The former head of state and current UPD party…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World About 2.3 million children cut off from aid in Tigray, UN says By BBC NEWS|ETHIOPIA: About 2.3 million children in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region are cut off from humanitarian assistance as violence continues, the UN has warned. “Protecting these children, many of…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Kenya grants Somaliland elevated diplomatic status GOOBJOOG NEWS|NAIROBI: Somaliland and Kenya have announced a raft measures aimed at bolstering diplomatic relations some of which are likely to head into a storm with Somalia which maintains the break-away…
1 min read Storyline:National News Four shot dead as anti-Farmaajo protests spread across Mogadishu GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: At least four people have been killed and scores injured following a clash between anti-Farmaajo protesters and security forces in Mogadishu. Goobjoog News has established that four people were…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somalia cuts ties with Kenya as Bihi-Kenyatta talks enter day two GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Somalia has announced an end to diplomatic ties with its neighbour Kenya is in yet another move by Mogadishu to hit back at Nairobi over what it terms as…