UN Warns 800,000 People in Sudan City in ‘Extreme, Immediate Danger’ UNITED NATIONS, Reuters: Some 800,000 people in a Sudanese city are in “extreme and immediate danger” as worsening violence advances and threatens to “unleash bloody intercommunal strife throughout Darfur,” top U.N. officials… 2 mins read
1 min read Banadir Regional Officials Arrest for Suspected Drug Traffickers in Mogadishu GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Banadir District officials have arresred four suspected drug traffickers in an operation at Juuungal and Yaqshi districts in Mogadishu. Several sacks of Hashish were confiscated during…
1 min read Suspected Al-Shabaab Militants Attack Hotel in Mogadishu GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Suspected Al-Shabaab militants attacked a hotel in Mogadishu late Thursday, following a series of explosions and gunfire. Clashes erupted following the attack on the popular SYL…
2 mins read Prosecution Seeks the Death Penalty, Defense Rubbishes Charges as Much-Publicised Murder Trial Wraps Up in Mogadishu GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The much-publicised case in which a man is accused of killing his wife by setting her on fire concluded Monday in Mogadishu as the prosecution sought the maximum…
2 mins read Somali Government Launches the East Africa Regional Digital Integration Project GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: The Ministry of Communications and Technology has announced the official launch of the Eastern African Regional Digital Integration Project (EA-RDIP). The project, which is a vital…
2 mins read ECOWAS Formally Suspends Niger’s Membership ABUJA: The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has formally suspended Niger’s membership in the regional bloc until constitutional order is restored in the country. In a statement…
1 min read Somali parliament picks 14 lawmakers for Kuwaiti, Qatari ‘Friendship Committee’ The Federal Parliament leadership has appointed 14 legislators to represent the country in a Friendship Committee with the parliaments of Qatar and Kuwait.
8 mins read Effective and Sustainable Financing, Key to Improving Africa’s Nutrition Status By Chimimba David Phiri, Sara Mbago-Bhunu & Menghestab Haile With hunger worsening considerably since 2019, Africa is not on track to meet the internationally agreed Sustainable Development Goal (SDG2), which…
8 mins read UNSC asked the Somali government to achieve sovereign capabilities in one year By Dr. Mohamud M. Uluso After 12 years of bungled peace and state building process, the UN Security Council (UNSC) asked the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) to achieve “sovereign…
4 mins read The Fight against Al-Shabaab: A Road to Legitimacy for the Somali Government Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s second return to the presidency in Somalia has been hailed and celebrated with renewed optimism across the country. This was largely because of the challenging environment in…
