US fires two strikes against Shabaab ahead of exit Storyline:National News, Security GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: US military said Thursday it killed Al-Shabaab militants following two airtrikes in Jilib located in Lower Juba region. The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement the ‘strike… 1 min read
2 mins read Storyline:Business, National News Somali govt’ cannot account for $12.3m spent in 2019-Audit report GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The Federal Government cannot account for 12 million spent during 2019 financial, a report by the Auditor-General reveals. The report which evaluates spending of $340 million national budget…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Early warning system helps farmers survive floods and droughts By UNDP Somalia Somalia is no stranger to floods and droughts — or to the crop failure and hunger that they bring. In 2011, more than 250,000 people died of…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Locusts to multiply following heavy rains in Puntland-FAO GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The recent storms which hit Puntland and recorded as the strongest ever in the Horn of Africa will result in multiplication of locusts across Somalia, a UN agency has…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Farmaajo fires another shot at Kenya, introduces new visa rules GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: President Mohamed Farmaajo’s outgoing administration has pulled yet another diplomatic offensive against Kenya introducing new travel restrictions in what is seen as part of the ongoing tiff with Nairobi.…
3 mins read Storyline:Archive, National News, Opinions Somalia: US must not abandon civilian victims of its air strikes after troop withdrawal By Amnesty International The US military must not wash its hands of international legal obligations towards civilian victims of US air strikes in Somalia, Amnesty International said, following a Pentagon…
3 mins read Storyline:Archive, National News, Opinions AFRICOM set for budget boost; says troops pulled out of Somalia will stay in East Africa By JOHN VANDIVER | STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Africa Command is slated to get almost $40 million more than the Pentagon sought for it after lawmakers added funds to the headquarters’ budget,…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Deni, Madobe up pressure on Farmaajo to withdraw troops from Gedo GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Jubbaland and Puntland presidents have demanded the withdrawal of federal troops from Gedo region ahead of elections sustaining pressure on President Mohamed Farmaajo whom they accuse of failing to…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World Iran: top nuclear scientist killed by ‘smart satellite-controlled machine gun’ By REUTERS|DUBAI: The killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist last month was carried out remotely with artificial intelligence and a machine gun equipped with a “satellite-controlled smart system”, Tasnim news agency…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somalia, donors meet in Mogadishu amid heightened political tension and missed poll deadlines GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Somalia’s national leaders are meeting today with representatives of the international community with elections topping the agenda amid missed deadlines and heightened political disputes between the federal government…
