Poll gridlock eased as Deni, Madobe name election teams Storyline:National News GOOBJOOG NEWS|FMS: The stalemate over elections in Somalia eased Wednesday night following the release of state-level election committees by Jubbaland and Puntland seemingly dropping their earlier conditions following intense pressure from… 2 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security, World End the fighting in Bula Hawo, Kenya tells Somalia, ignores blame GOOBJOOG NEWS|NAIROBI: Kenya has once again treated Somalia’s accusations with disdain making no reference to it in a statement Monday evening and instead called for a cessation of hostilities in Bula…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security UPDATE: Five siblings, deputy police chief killed in Belet-Hawo fighting GOOBJOOG NEWS|BELET-HAWO: A deputy police chief and five children hit by a motor shell are among the rising casualties in the ongoing deadly clash between federal forces and Jubbaland troops…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Fresh fighting in Belet-Hawo ‘organised’ by Kenya, Somalia charges GOOBJOOG NEWS|BELET-HAWO: Kenya organized and supported the Jubbaland allied forces that clashed with Somali military Sunday night in Bele-Hawo, Somalia has said sparking another round of diplomatic fights in recent months.…
1 min read Storyline:National News US airstrikes kill 3 Al-Shabaab operatives in Lower Juba-FGS GOOBJOOG NEWS|LOWER JUBA : Three Al-Shabaab militants were killed Tuesday in a US airstrike in Lower Juba region, the Somali government has said. The Ministry of Information said in a statement…
2 mins read Storyline:National News UN should conduct Gedo, Hiiraan parliamentary elections-HIPS GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The UN should conduct parliamentary elections in Hiiraan and Gedo regions, a Mogadishu based think-tank has said, urging the UN body to take an active role in pressing the…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security US fires two strikes against Shabaab ahead of exit GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: US military said Thursday it killed Al-Shabaab militants following two airtrikes in Jilib located in Lower Juba region. The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement the ‘strike…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Deni, Madobe up pressure on Farmaajo to withdraw troops from Gedo GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Jubbaland and Puntland presidents have demanded the withdrawal of federal troops from Gedo region ahead of elections sustaining pressure on President Mohamed Farmaajo whom they accuse of failing to…
2 mins read Storyline:National News To deal with Madobe and Kenya, Farmaajo seeking to declare Jubbaland ‘enemy territory’ GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The Federal Government is drafting a presidential decree to be pushed through parliament seeking to declare Jubbaland a territory under ‘foreign control’ in Farmaajo’s latest move to bring…
1 min read Storyline:National News Minister survives, three guards killed in Kismayo attack GOOBJOOG NEWS| KISMAYO: Jubbaland’s Minister of Environment Aideed Saleban Hashi Wednesday night survived a bomb attack but lost three bodyguards at his residence in Kismayo. Sources said an improvised explosive device…
