Mogadishu imposes $5 fine for no masks Storyline:National News GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Those who do not wear face masks will now be slapped a $5 fine, Mogadishu city administration has said amid a consistent surge in COVID19 cases in the… 1 min read
2 mins read Storyline:National News Ali Mahdi: USC financier, factional leader and Aidid’s arch enemy GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Ali Mahdi Muhammad who died in Nairobi Wednesday of COVID19 ruled through Somalia’s most turbulent times and was largely seen as the President of ‘northern Mogadishu’. His ally turned…
1 min read Storyline:National News Madobe meets UN envoy ahead of poll talks GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Jubbaland President Ahmed Madobe held talks with the UN head in Somalia James Swan Tuesday night upon arrival in Mogadishu where he will be attending electoral talks with…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Amid mistrust, Madobe, Deni deploy own guards, to stay within airport area during talks GOOBJOOG NEWS|SOMALIA: Jubbaland President Ahmed Madobe and his Puntland ally will not be stepping out of the airport area and have deployed their elite forces to guard them during the period…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Madobe, Deni to arrive in Mogadishu today for poll talks GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Jubbaand and Puntland presidents are today expected to arrive in Mogadishu ahead of the sixth round of electoral talks with outgoing president Mohamed Farmaajo. Madobe’s presidential elite security team…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security 20 dead in Mogadishu bombing amid electoral gridlock GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Twenty people were killed Friday night following a terrorist bomb attack at a restaurant near the port of Mogadishu. Medical services provider Aamin Ambulance said it registered a count…
2 mins read Storyline:National News PM Roble pressured by Farmaajo’s faction to cancel meeting with opposition GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Prime Minister Mohamed Roble was pressured by Villa Somalia to cancel today’s meeting with opposition candidates amid jitters at the top office that Roble was outshining his boss in…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Time running out, U.S tells Somali leaders over delayed elections GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The US has warned that time was running out for Somalia to conduct elections and called on the country’s leaders to reengage and unlock the ongoing political stalemate. “Time…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somalia forms probe team over ‘attempts’ to kill ex-presidents GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: A team of former senior police, military and intelligence officials will investigate the alleged assassination attempts of former presidents Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, a meeting…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Villa Somalia announces sixth round of poll talks GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Villa Somalia has announced another round of talks with Federal Member State leaders to resolve the ongoing electoral row that has seen elections postponed three times. A statement from…