South West elections team releases names of candidates vying for 13 seats Storyline:Archive GOOBJOOG NEWS/BARAWE: The State Elections Implementation Team of the South West State of Somalia has on Tuesday announced the names of candidates who will be contesting for 13 seats starting… 1 min read
1 min read Storyline:National News UN sounds alarm on rapidly worsening drought GOOBJOOG NEWS/MOGADISHU: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that Somalia is staring at a potential catastrophe if necessary interventions are not taken to…
1 min read Storyline:National News Plane carrying relief aid lands in Aden Adde Airport from UAE GOOBJOOG NEWS/MOGADISHU: A plane carrying humanitarian aid for the drought-hit Somali People has landed at the Aden Adde International Airport from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Ready to receive the…
1 min read Storyline:National News Somaliland’s Finance Minister leaves for Taipei GOOBJOOG NEWS/HARGEISA: Somaliland’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Essa Kayd Mohamoud left for Taipei Monday, accompanied by a delegation of ministers to meet with senior officials of the Taiwan government. The delegation…
1 min read Storyline:National News Electoral Spokesperson decries non-payment of staff salaries GOOBJOOG NEWS/MOGADISHU: As the country goes through a tight parliamentary election process, revelations have emerged from the Federal Electoral Commission (FEC) saying that its members have not been paid their…
1 min read Storyline:National News Farmaajo receives Credentials from new US Ambassador to Somalia GOOBJOOG NEWS/MOGADISHU: Outgoing Somali president, Abdullahi Hussein Farmaajo has on Monday accepted Credentials from the new US Ambassador to Somalia, H.E. Larry E. André, Jr. The new US Ambassador to…
1 min read Storyline:Security Hirshabelle State President chairs security meeting in Beletweyne GOOBJOOG NEWS/HIIRAN: Hirshabelle State President Ali Gudlawe Hussein on Monday held a security meeting with senior officials drawn from the Somali National Army and AMISOM in Beletweyne, Hiiran region. The…
1 min read Storyline:National News Two MPs elected in Jowhar today GOOBJOOG NEWS/JOWHAR: The electoral delegates of Hirshabelle have today elected two Members of Parliament in Jowhar, the capital of Hirshabelle. The first seat, HOP070, was won by Abdirahman Mohamed Sheikh…
1 min read Storyline:World AU picks South African to replace expelled Ugandan envoy at AMISOM GOOBJOOG NEWS/ADDIS ABABA:The African Union Commission has appointed Fiona Lortan, a South African diplomat as the new Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (DRSCC) to…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Danab kills 9 Al-Shabaab members in planned operation GOOBJOOG NEWS/KISMAYO: The Somali National Army Commandos (DANAB) have killed 9 Al-Shabaab fighters in a planned operation in parts of Lower Juba region. SNA officials said that the operation destroyed…
