Somali ambassador to Kenya Mohamed Tarsan to contest for senate in HirShabelle state Storyline:National News GOOBJOOG NEWS|JOWHAR: Somalia’s ambassador to Kenya Mohamed Nuur Tarsan will be contesting for a senate seat in HirShabelle state, the newly released list of candidates by president Ali Gudlawe reveals.… 1 min read
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Three regional lawmakers survive grenade attack in Jowhar GOOBJOOG NEWS|JOWHAR: Three HirShabelle state MPs survived a hand grenade attack Friday but sustained injuries following an attack on the home of a regional administrator. The MPs identified as Adan…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Tension high in Beletweyne following Friday killings GOOBJOOG NEWS|BELETWEYNE: Tension remains high in Beletweyne following the killing of six people Friday in inter-clan clashes that rocked the area. Sources said at least six people were killed Friday afternoon…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Boost for young women programme in Somalia as US injects $15m GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: A UK supported programme targeting young women and adolescent girls in Somalia got a boost today thanks to a new contribution of $15 million by the US government. The…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Gudlawe: Farmaajo’s errand boy forced to try a path of resistance GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: HirShabelle President Ali Gudlawe who had declined to attend the new round of electoral talks has rescinded his decision after PM Roble pressed him to toe the line. The…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Farmaajo’s close ally, HirShabelle’s Gudlawe to skip Mogadishu poll talks GOOBJOOG NEWS|JOWHAR: HirShabelle state, a close ally of the outgoing president Mohamed Farmaajo has said it will not be attending the upcoming electoral talks round between Prime Minister Mohamed Roble…
1 min read Storyline:National News Floods displace 100,000 people, destroy 40,000ha of farmlands in Somalia GOOBJOOG NEWS|HIRSHABELLE: At least 100,000 people in Somalia have been uprooted from their homes by floods since April, the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA has said. According to the UN body, Jowhar…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Fight over bridge construction claims 15 lives in Beletweyne GOOBJOOG NEWS|HIRSHABELLE: At least 20 people have been killed and scores injured in the last two weeks following clan clashes in Beletweyne and Jowhar both in HirShabelle state. Clashes broke…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Beileh refutes HirShabelle funds freeze claims, says contracting underway GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The Federal Government has disputed allegations by HirShabelle state that it was withholding millions of donor funds amid the ongoing floods which have claimed several lives in the region.…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Galmudug, HirShabelle decamp leaving Farmaajo with one FMS GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: All but one Federal Member States have now denounced the illegal term extension leaving Mohamed Farmaajo with South West State only as his stay at Villa Somalia gets colder…
