Nauru refugees from Iran, Somalia rejected by US Storyline:National News All refugees from Iran and Somalia on Nauru, who had appointments this week with US officials, have been rejected for resettlement in America, an advocate says The Refugee Action Coalition’s… 3 mins read
3 mins read Storyline:Business, National News Somalia appeals for international cooperation to halt charcoal trade Both Somalia and the UN Security Council banned charcoal trade in 2012 but enforcement has largely not materialised By Yussuf Osman Somalia has called for international support to curb export of…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, World India teen fights for life after being raped, set on fire By A 17-year-old Indian girl was fighting for her life Monday after being raped, doused in kerosene and set alight, the second such case to shake the country this week…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Poetess Naima Qorane released 3 weeks into 3 year jail term Authorities in Somaliland Monday released activist and poetess Naima Qorane barely three weeks into a three year jail term. Naima confirmed her release to Goobjoog News but said she could…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security AMISOM Police lays the groundwork for deployment of more officers to Belet Weyne By Amisom Public Information A team of senior police officers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) headquarters last week visited Belet Weyne to access ongoing preparations for the…
2 mins read Storyline:Business, National News, Science & Tech International conference on charcoal opens in Mogadishu An international conference on finding sustainable in curbing unsustainable charcoal production, use and trade opened in Mogadishu today amid concerns charcoal production and sale was leading to adverse weather conditions…
6 mins read Storyline:Business, National News, Security PART II: Tussle between oversight body, Defense HQs and imminent court battle In unclear circumstances, the FGC concluded after meeting then Defense Minister in June 13, 2016 that it had received assurance, ‘AMOSC hold no expectations concerning this contract and that in…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Kenyan soldiers killed in IED attack in Dhobley Seven Kenyan soldiers were killed Sunday after their convoy ran into an improvised explosive device suspected to have planted on the road in the Somali town of Dobley. A military…
5 mins read Storyline:National News ANALYSIS: Floods expose poor disaster management in the region By Fauxile Kibet The recent flooding across parts of the Horn of Africa region has exposed poor disaster management and vulnerability in most countries in the region. Torrential rains over…
1 min read Storyline:Business, National News Somalia and Djibouti sign air and land transport deal Djibouti and Somalia signed a co-operation agreement on air and land transport, according to the Djiboutian Information Agency. The Djiboutian Agency said Wednesday the agreement allows the two governments to…