Al-Shabaab attacks Afgoye base as army celebrates national armed forces day Storyline:National News, Security GOOBJOOG NEWS/AFGOYE: Heavy fighting erupted early Wednesday morning after Al-Shabaab fighters reportedly attacked army and police military bases in Afgoye town, Lower Shabelle region. The militants are said to have… 1 min read
2 mins read Storyline:Business, National News Somalia asks Coastline Exploration for documents on PSA signing for probe GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Somali government has acceded to a request by the US-based oil explorer Coastline Exploration Ltd to be involved in the investigation surrounding the controversial signing of a Petroleum Sharing…
1 min read Storyline:House of the People, National News Hirshabelle announces delegation selection committee for two seats GOOBJOOG NEWS/JOWHAR: Hirshabelle State Elections Implementation Team has released the names of the election committee members tasked with selecting delegates for two seats. The two seats are HOP106 and HOP024…
2 mins read Storyline:National News FIET sends team to Baidoa to resolve 3 ‘disputed’ seats GOOBJOOG NEWS/MOGADISHU: The Federal Electoral Implementation Team (FEIT) has announced that it will send a team to Baidoa on Wednesday to resolve the dispute surrounding 3 seats suspended by the…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security SNA foil attack on Dinsoor army base, kill 7 Al-Shabaab fighters GOOBJOOG NEWS/BAIDOA: A planned attack by Al-Shabaab on an army base in Dinsoor town was nibbed in the bud after the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by the African Union…
1 min read Storyline:National News FIET calls on MPs yet to collect certificates to do so before April 14 GOOBJOOG NEWS/MOGADISHU: The Federal Electoral Implementation Team (FIET) has issued a statement calling on the newly elected Members of Parliament who are yet to receive their certificates to do so…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asks to address African Union By Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has requested to address the African Union, Senegalese President Macky Sall said on Monday. Sall, the current AU chairman, tweeted that he and Zelensky had…
1 min read Storyline:World UN Secretary-General and Farmaajo discuss elections and security GOOBJOOG NEWS/NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General António Guterres spoke via phone with Somalia’s outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Monday, April 11, 2022, according to a statement from his office. The…
1 min read Storyline:House of the People, National News Presidential candidate Abdulkadir Osoble re-elected MP in HirShabelle GOOBJOOG NEWS/JOWHAR: Presidential candidate Abdulkadir Osoble was Monday night re-elected in Jowhar earning him a second term in the Lower House. The HOP140 seat saw two contestants jostle for the…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security ATMIS defends Halane lockdown, says not meant to interfere with swearing-in ceremony GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: ATMIS has denied the lockdown at Halane Base camp was meant to jeopardise the swearing-in of lawmakers set for April 14. The AU mission said the lockdown which…
