Voting for Senators to kick off in HirShabelle today Storyline:National News GOOBJOOG NEWS|JOWHAR: Voting in HirShabelle state parliament is expected to kick off this morning with 27 candidates battling for the eight seats allocated to the state. The exercise which has attracted… 1 min read
4 mins read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech Somalia Economic Update: Investing in Health to Anchor Growth By World Bank STORY HIGHLIGHTS The latest Somalia Economic Update examines the current state of Somalia’s health sector and its important role in increasing economic growth. Strengthening the health system…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Boost for PM Roble as UN deputy SG calls for legal recourse in Ikran murder GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The UN has called for the due legal process in the murder of female spy agent Ikran Farah lending support to the push by Prime Minister Mohamed Roble to…
1 min read Storyline:National News HirShabelle parliament to elect new senators tomorrow GOOBJOOG NEWS|JOWHAR: HirShabelle State Parliament will be electing new senators tomorrow becoming the fifth Federal Member State to kick off the exercise. The race for the eight seats allocated to…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security “Give us the body or produce her alive,” father of slain agent tells NISA GOOBJOOG NEWS|LONDON: The father of intelligence agent Ikran Farah has demanded the national intelligence agency NISA either produces her daughter alive or the body noting he was not satisfied by the…
1 min read Storyline:National News Farmaajo-Roble row: No deal in talks but sides open communication lines GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Mediation talks between outgoing President Mohamed Farmaajo and Prime Minister Mohamed Roble hit a snag Saturday after rounds which lasted more than 10 hours at the intervention of…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Local council official shot dead in Las-Anod in Somaliland GOOBJOOG NEWS|LAS-ANOD: A local council representative was shot dead under unclear circumstances Saturday night in Las-Anod town, in Somaliland’s Sool region. According to sources, Abdirizak Elmi aka Ardoofe was gunned…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World U.S. urges immediate talks over Ethiopia conflict as reported abuse grows By WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – The United States is gravely concerned about fighting in parts of Ethiopia, the U.S. State Department said on Friday, urging the Ethiopian government and…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Qoorqoor, Lafta-gareen lead mediation between Roble and Farmaajo amid grandstanding GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: South West president Abdiasis Lafta Gareen and his Galmudug counterpart Ahmed Qoorqoor are leading mediation efforts to resolve the stalemate between the outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and…
2 mins read Storyline:National News CPC warns speaker Mursal of frustrating PM’s poll efforts GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The Council of Presidential Candidates has warned to the outgoing Speaker of the Lower Hous Mohamed Mursal Abdirahman, for ‘sabotaging the constitutional work’ of the Prime Minister in…