Registration of presidential candidates to kick off in Mogadishu today Storyline:11th Parliament, National News GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The Joint Committee for the election of the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia will on Sunday begin the registration of candidates for the country’s top seat… 1 min read
1 min read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News Presidential election committee meets with security chiefs ahead of May 15 polls GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The Joint Committee tasked with the presidential election has on Saturday met with the country’s top security chiefs and government officials in Mogadishu. The meeting focused on key…
1 min read Storyline:National News Lower House Speaker meets with UAE Ambassador to Somalia GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The Speaker of the House of the People of the 11th Parliament of the Federal Government of Somalia Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe) today met with Mohamed Ahmed…
1 min read Storyline:Business, National News Somalia seeks three-month extension of its IMF support programme By REUTERS|NAIROB: Somalia’s government has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to extend its financial support by three months to Aug. 17, the head of the IMF’s country mission told…
1 min read Storyline:National News SNA soldier shot dead by armed men in Beletweyne GOOBJOOG NEWS|BELETWEYNE: Reports from Beledweyne town, the regional capital of Hiran region in central Somalia say that armed men shot and killed a member of the Somali Armed Forces on…
2 mins read Storyline:National News UN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attack on El-Baraf GOOBJOOG NEWS|NEW YORK: Members of the Security Council strongly condemn Al-Shabaab’s heinous attack on the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) base in El Baraf, Middle Shabelle region, on…
1 min read Storyline:National News Somalia to elect new President on May 15- Presidential Election Committee GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Somalia is edging closer to electing a new President in 10 days time after the Presidential Election Committee declared in a meeting in Mogadishu today that May 15th…
1 min read Storyline:11th Parliament, House of the People, National News, Upper House Presidential Election Committee elects chairman and vice-chairman GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The Joint Committee for the Election of the President of the Somali Republic has today elected a new Chairman and Vice-Chairman following a by-election in Mogadishu. Senator Abdiqani…
1 min read Storyline:11th Parliament, National News, Upper House Presidential Election Committee holds first meeting in Mogadishu GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The First Deputy Speaker of the Upper House Ali Shabaan Ibrahim today chaired the first meeting of the Joint Committee for the election of the President of Somalia…
14 mins read Storyline:National News, Security THE INTERVIEW: China does not seek to build a military base in Somalia-ambassador Shengchao Goobjoog News editor Abdiaziz Gurbiye spoke to the Chinese ambassador to Somalia Fei Shengchao on a wide range of issues covering the relations between China and Somalia. Goobjoog News (GN):…