Raso drone strike killed senior Al-Shabaab leaders, foreign fighters involved- local authorities Storyline:National News, Security At least five Al-Shabaab commanders among them foreigners were killed in last week’s US drone strike in Raso camp Central Somalia, authorities in the region have said. Buluburde mayor in… 1 min read
2 mins read Storyline:National News Kenya accuses UN of frustrating Somali refugee repatriation Kenya has accused UN agencies of frustrating efforts to repatriate Somali refugees from Dadaab camp in northern Kenya. The country’s Interior Minister Joseph Nkaisery said Tuesday UN agencies and other…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Poor women eclipsed in parity discourse in Somalia- Act for Somalia Women in the lower echelons of society face the prospect of being overshadowed by established women movements in Somalia, a Somali based organisation, Act for Somalia has said. In a…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security US drone strike kills 150 Al-Shabaab militants in Hiiraan, Pentagon At least 150 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in a US drone strike in Hiiraan region some 120 miles north of Somali capital of Mogadishu Saturday, Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis…
8 mins read Storyline:National News February Report: High Level Forum in Istanbul, Mogadishu and Baidoa attacks claim 50 lives Goobjoog News regional monthly report looks at the stories which hit the headlines in every regional state of Somalia. Somali leaders and representatives from over 50 countries converged in Istanbul,…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Security Ministry issues 30 day ultimatum to unregistered gun holders in Somalia The ministry of internal security has ordered all unregistered gun holders to register with the government within 30 days failure to which action will be instituted against them. In a…
3 mins read Storyline:Business, World Battle over Libya’s $67 billion fund reaches UK court A long-running dispute over the leadership of Libya’s $67 billion sovereign wealth fund reaches London’s High Court on Monday, potentially paving the way for litigation against two global investment banks…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Explosive concealed in printer explodes at Beletweyne airport, four injured At least four people have been injured in a car explosion at the entrance of Beletweyne airport in central Somalia. Goobjoog News correspondent in Beletweyne Al Adaalo said the explosion…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Let us unite to fight our common enemy, President Mohamoud President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called for cooperation between Somalis and authorities in order to defeat terrorism and other acts of crime which have cost several lives in the past…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Sudan Islamist opposition leader Turabi dies aged 84 Hassan al-Turabi, the Sudanese opposition leader who helped bring President Omar al-Bashir to power, has died at 84 in the capital Khartoum. A hospital source told AFP news agency he…