Al Shabaab kills seven soldiers in attack on military base Storyline:National News, Security REUTERS|MOGADISHU: Islamist fighters from al Shabaab on Tuesday stormed a military base in a part of central Somalia they were forced from last year, killing at least seven soldiers, including… 2 mins read
4 mins read Storyline:Security, World Inside boda boda rider Victor Bwire’s plot to blow up KICC NATION AFRICA|NAIROBI: Victor Odede Bwire was a man on a mission. He jumped onto his motorbike in January 2019 and started on a road trip between Nairobi and Elwak town…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Al-Shabaab overruns base in Hawadley, senior commander among fatalities GOOBJOOG NEWS|HAWADLEY: Al-Shabaab militants have launched an attack early Tuesday morning on an army base in Hawadley town, in the Middle Shabelle region, some 45 km from Mogadishu. According to…
1 min read Storyline:Security, World UAE strongly condemns Al-Shabab attack in central Somalia GOOBJOOG NEWS|DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has issued a statement this morning condemning, with the strongest terms possible, the terrorist attack that took place in central Somalia’s Hiran region, that…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Beletweyne Intelligence Chief killed in Halgan suicide bomb attack GOOBJOOG NEWS|HIRAN: Jamal Ahmed Jama, the CID chief of the Beletweyne Police Station, is confirmed to have been killed in Monday’s bomb explosion that took place in Halgan, a town…
2 mins read Storyline:Business, World Boost for Kenyan traders as miraa exports to Somalia more than double BUSINESS DAILY|NAIROBI: Somalia has allowed Kenya to more than double the volumes of miraa exported to this lucrative market, expanding opportunities for local farmers who are eying good returns from…
2 mins read Storyline:World EAC to assess Somalia’s readiness to join regional bloc XINHUA|DAR ES SALAAM: The East African Community (EAC) will send a verification mission to Somalia this month to assess the country’s readiness to join the regional bloc, the EAC said…
2 mins read Storyline:National News World Bank provides 50 mln USD grant for drought response in Somalia XINHUA|MOGADISHU: The World Bank has approved 50 million U.S. dollars in International Development Association (IDA) financing to help Somalia tackle a severe drought that has affected nearly 8 million people, World…
1 min read Storyline:Business, World Ethiopia and Somalia sign air services agreement FURTHER AFRICA|ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia and Somalia have signed a revised Air Services Agreement (ASA) that aims to boost the two neighboring countries’ collaboration in the aviation sector. The accord, signed…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Al-Shabab attacks key towns in Somalia, killing at least 15 People VOA/BELETWEYNE: At least 15 people were killed and more than 50 injured in three bombings Saturday in the central Hirshabelle state of Somalia, according to officials. In Bulobarde town, some…
