Families displaced, farms inundated as Juba river breaches banks Storyline:National News Families have been displaced in Middle Juba and Gedo regions as floods sweep through several districts following overflows in Juba River. Goobjoog News reporter in Gedo region reports that farms… 1 min read
1 min read Storyline:National News Madobe re-appoints deputies as he forms new government Jubbaland President Ahmed Madobe has reappointed his deputies Mohamud Sayid Aden and Abdulkadir Haji Mohamed a week after his inauguration. In a decree Tuesday, Madobe retained Mohamud Sayid Aden as his…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Fighter jets bombard Al-Shabaab bases in Lower Jubba Fighter jets bombarded Al-Shabaab bases in Jilib and Jamaame districts in Lower Jubba regions Sunday night, government officials said. Officials from the Federal Government told the media that members of…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Prominent elder killed in Kismayu Armed men gunned down a prominent elder Sunday night in Kismayu adding to two the number of elders killed in the country in one week. Witnesses said Saud Abdullahi was…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Somali forces recovers livestock from Al-Shabaab in Gedo Somali forces in Bardhere district in Gedo region have recovered hundreds of livestock which had been forcefully taken from residents by Al-Shabaab. The commander of the 49th Infantry Division, 43-year-old…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Madobe formally inaugurated, calls for unity and cooperation The President of the Jubbaland State of Somalia, Ahmed Mohamed Islam, was inaugurated yesterday evening at a grand event attended by various dignitaries and hundreds of people in the Jubbaland…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Somalia renews direct flights ban to Kismayu amid row with Kenya Somalia has for the second time in one month banned direct flights to Kismayu amid a row over ‘airspace violation’ with Kenya. The Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) renewed its…
1 min read Storyline:National News President Dani arrived in Kismayu The president of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Dani and his delegation recently arrived in Kismayo, the Lower Juba region, where he was warmly welcomed. Jubbaland President Ahmed Mohamed…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Jubaland State of Somalia claims 20 Al-Shabaab members killed in Somalia According to a press release from the Jubbaland state media, the local government forces launched operations in the villages of Caballa Birole, about 55 km east of Kismayo, Lower Juba.…
1 min read Storyline:National News Somalia protests ‘violation of airspace’ by Kenya as ownership of plane revealed The plane that landed in Kismayu from Nairobi Saturday carrying politicians to attend Ahmed Madobe’s inauguration is owned by Jubba Airways, Goobjoog News has learnt. The identity of the aircraft…