Somaliland’s ruling Kulmiye picks Mohamed Kahin as chairman, Bihi to defend seat in 2024 poll Storyline:National News GOOBJOOG NEWS|HARGEISA: Somaliland’s ruling Kulmiye party has elected long-serving politician and current interior minister Mohamed Kahin Ahmed as the new chairman who replaces President Muse Bihi. At a party convention in… 1 min read
1 min read Storyline:World ECOWAS special envoys meet Niger’s ousted president, junta leader ABUJA: A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday met Niger’s junta leader Abdourahamane Tchiani and the ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, a Nigerian presidential spokesperson…
1 min read Storyline:Business, National News, Science & Tech, Security Somalia blocks access to Tik Tok, Telegram over ‘moral decadence and terrorism’ GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Somali government has banned the popular Chinese social media platform and the encrypted messaging service Telegram over what it termed as erosion of morality and ‘aiding terrorism.’ In a…
4 mins read Storyline:World Rights group says Saudi Arabia border guards fired on and killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Border guards in Saudi Arabia have fired machine guns and launched mortars at Ethiopians trying to cross into the kingdom from Yemen, likely killing hundreds of…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security SNA chief visits military outposts in Lower Shabelle amid ongoing offensives GOOBJOOG NEWS|LOWER SHABELLE: Somali National Army chief General Ibrahim Sheikh Muhidin is inspecting military bases in the Lower Shabelle district of Aden Yabal amidst ongoing offensives. General Muhidin is accompanied by…
5 mins read Storyline:National News, World Sudan conflict: Black market AK-47s flood Sudan’s capital By The price of an AK-47 assault rifle, one of the most-recognisable weapons of war, has fallen over the last few months by 50% on the black market in Sudan’s…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Deadly clash ends in Mogadishu as police arrest renegade soldier GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Renegade military office General Sheegow who engaged police officers in a deadly fight in Mogadishu that lasted into this morning has been arrested. Police sources said General Sheegow was…
9 mins read Storyline:Columnists ByAbdirizak A. Ibrahim Charting Pathways of Progress: Insights from Malaysia’s Transformation for Somalia’s Renaissance When I first set foot on Malaysian soil, the vibrancy of its bustling streets and the hum of its advancing infrastructure instantly captured my attention. As part of Somalia’s dedicated…
1 min read Storyline:Business Dubai’s DP World will finish $366 million Somali Port expansion this year By DP World’s expansion of the Bosaso port in Somalia is expected to conclude by the end of the year, a regional ports minister said. The project, which will cost…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security At least two people injured in mortar shell attack at Mogadishu airport GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: At least two people were injured when mortar shells landed within the compound of Aden Adde Airport in Mogadishu Saturday morning. Sources said one mortar shell landed inside…
