UN official accuses Eritrean forces of deliberately starving Tigray Storyline:National News, Security, World By The northern highlands of Ethiopia became a global byword for famine in the mid-1980s, when drought and conflict combined to create a disaster that killed as many as one… 12 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech Sweden donates $9m to bolster health care for Somali women and children GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISSHU: Over one million children and women in Somalia will benefit from improved access to maternal, newborn and children health care services thanks to a $ 9 million donation…
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.…
7 mins read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech Nurses and midwives: the bridge between patients and health care SOURCE: WHO in Somalia To celebrate International Nurses’ Day, marked around the world on Florence Nightingale’s birthday on 12 May, and International Midwives’ Day, which falls on 7 May, the…
1 min read Storyline:National News Heavy rains, floods kill 25 people in Somalia-UN GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: At least 25 people have been injured in recent floods and rains that have pounded various parts of the country, the UN humanitarian agency OCHA has said, noting 25,000…
2 mins read Storyline:National News FAO warns of imminent floods in central Somalia, appeals for response GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The UN has warned of imminent floods in central Somalia following heavy rains in the region noting thousands of families are at risk of displacement. The UN’s Food and…
4 mins read Storyline:Archive, Opinions Climate action for people and planet: The time is now By António Guterres In this pivotal year for humanity, now is the time for bold climate action. The science is irrefutable and globally agreed: to stop the climate crisis from…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somalia losses $186m to COVID-19 as exports slump by 37%-report GOOBJOOG NEWS|SOMALIA: Somalia’s economy contracted by 1.5 per cent in 2020 shedding off $186 million owing to the combined effect of COVID-19 and related shocks, a joint report by the government…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech Somalia successfully stops spread of type 3 polio strain-WHO GOOBJOOG NEWS|SOMALIA: Somalia has successfully contained the spread of type three polio following robust vaccination campaigns and reporting, the World Health organisation (WH) has said. WHO Director of Polio Eradication…
8 mins read Somalia rolls out vaccines for COVID-19 By WHO Somalia On 15 March 2020, Somalia received 300 000 doses of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines from the COVAX Facility to protect frontline workers and elderly people with chronic health…
