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Until relatively recently, Somali pirates were the scourge of East-West trade, operating in a huge swathe of the Indian Ocean and hijacking vessels with fearsome, and often drug-induced, zeal. Looking…

Al-Shabab has blown up two bridges in Qoryooley and Janaale towns connecting the Janale AMISOM military base, officials say. Qoryooley district commissioner, Mohamed Haji said the group loaded donkey cart…

By President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Once dubbed “the world’s most failed state”, Somalia has been working hard to throw off this title, despite the fact that the mythology remains all pervasive.…

By Ahmad Abdi-hadi Abdullahi The proliferation of universities in Somalia and particularly Mogadishu over the last few years has raised eyebrows from stakeholders and public at large over the quality of…

The long awaited Galmudug regional ministers are announced in Adado town

Goobjoog’s blind journalist Abdifatah Hassan Ahmed Kalgacal has been awarded for his outstanding work in the media and beating against all odds. A ceremony organized by East Africa Disability Agency…

By JIM ARMITAGE It’s not always easy getting a straight answer out of Michael Howard. Ask Jeremy Paxman, who famously asked him 12 times if he had threatened to overrule…

Somaliland is in diplomatic isolation both from it’s neighbours, regional and international organizations such as the IGAD, AU and the United Nations. They have alienated the big donors and democracy…

Somali parliament speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari is taking with delegates from Kenya