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December 1, 2020

Did Somalia overlook diplomatic practice in feud with Kenya?

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Kenya has said it is yet to get any official communication from Somalia regarding claims of interference and…

December 1, 2020

Ethiopia’s TPLF forces ‘regrouping outside Tigray capital’

By BBC|TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA: Fighters of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have been seen trying to re-group outside the city…

November 30, 2020

TPLF says it is still fighting government troops

By BBC|TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA: The leader of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, Debretsion Gebremichael, says his troops…

November 30, 2020

SNA clash with Al-Shabaab in Mudug after base attack

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MUDUG: The militant group Al-Shabaab ambushed a military base in Mudug region Monday and initial reports indicate there were possible…

November 30, 2020

Kenya fires back, says expulsion of ambassador ‘unwarranted’

GOOBJOOG NEWS|NAIROBI: Kenya has termed as ‘unwarranted’ the decision by Somalia to expel its ambassador in yet another round of…

Regional News

Banaadir

December 1, 2020
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Did Somalia overlook diplomatic practice in feud with Kenya?

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Kenya has said it is yet to get any official communication from Somalia regarding claims of interference and…
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November 30, 2020
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SNA clash with Al-Shabaab in Mudug after base attack

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MUDUG: The militant group Al-Shabaab ambushed a military base in Mudug region Monday and initial reports indicate there were possible…
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Banaadir

November 26, 2020
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Farmaajo’s opponents demand exit of spy chief, dissolution of elections teams

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The head of the national spy agency NISA must resign and all federal and state-level interim elections committees…
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November 26, 2020
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Six men accused of murder in Somaliland executed

GOOBJOOG NEWS| SOMALILAND: Six men who had been sentenced to death by a court in Somaliland were Thursday morning executed.…
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Banaadir

November 25, 2020
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Farmaajo cannot be trusted to deliver credible poll-Senator Abshir Ahmad

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Senate first deputy speaker Abshir Ahmad has lashed out at President Mohamed Farmaajo noting him and his team cannot…
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World News

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September 7, 2020
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China targeting Kenya for military base, US claims

The United States (US) believes China may soon have a military base in Kenya. A Pentagon report published on Tuesday says China is eyeing military logistics bases in a dozen countries including Kenya and neighbouring…
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July 22, 2020

Lower House okays Political Parties Act.
July 15, 2020

IGAD welcomes Federal Gov’t and Regional Administrations Talks in Galmudug
July 14, 2020

Kenya Army helicopter with two pilots crashes in Machakos
July 9, 2020

Kenya’s Amina Mohamed eyes top global job three years after failing to clinch AU job

Security

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November 29, 2020
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Shabaab operative who killed his guardian, senior police officers executed

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Three Al-Shabaab militants among them a former college teacher who killed several senior…
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November 26, 2020

Six men accused of murder in Somaliland executed
November 24, 2020

Ethiopia’s PM sends security advisor to Mogadishu amid escalating war
November 24, 2020

Soldier hurls grenade at family house, kills mum, four siblings
November 24, 2020

Life after al-Shabab: Driving a school bus instead of an armed pickup truck

Parliamentary News

Banaadir

November 15, 2020
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Hashi seeks UN, AU intervention in row over Somaliland poll committee

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Senate speaker Abdi Hashi has sought the intervention of the international community to pressure President Mohamed Farmaajo against the appointment of an election committee for Somaliland reinforcing earlier calls by opposition parties. In…
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November 2, 2020

Leave Somaliland to appoint own poll committee, Hashi tells FGS
October 26, 2020

#ParliamentToday: Lower House to debate three bills ahead of dissolution
October 24, 2020

Parliament approves PM Roble’s new cabinet
September 26, 2020

Federal Parliament gives nod to ‘Mogadishu Electoral Model’

Sports

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April 25, 2019
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Mo Farah and Haile Gebrselassie in a dispute over alleged theft

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and Haile Gebrselassie are involved in a dispute over an…
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April 13, 2019

POLICE KILLINGS: He worked hard to repay a loan but police officer brutally killed him
February 14, 2019

Somali British football trainer returns home to train Somali youth in the capital Mogadishu
February 2, 2019

Qatar stuns Japan 3-1 to lift Asian Cup
January 8, 2019

Egypt beats South Africa to earn right to host 2019 African Cup of Nations

Life & Style

Banaadir

November 16, 2020
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Somalia, IFC sign pact to support private sector development

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Somalia has signed its first formal agreement with the World Bank’s development arm, IFC to support the country’s…
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Book Review

November 15, 2020
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ADVERTISEMENT: University for Peace 4th intake November 2020

UPEACE is pleased to inform prospective applicants that the new November 2020 intake for the Master’s and PhD Programmes as…
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November 10, 2020
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Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine found to be 90% effective

By A Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech has been found to be more than 90 per…
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Business

October 29, 2020
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Don’t hold back over ‘election uncertainty’, Somalia urges donors

Somalia has warned gains made in recent years could be derailed should international donors hold back their support to the…
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Business

October 28, 2020
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Somalia’s economy down by 1.5% over COVID19, defies adverse projections

By T. Roble Somalia’s economic growth is projected to dip by 1.5% this year owing to the triple effects of…
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Humanitarian Afffairs

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November 24, 2020
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Safiya Jama Gayre: Age is no bar to passing the bar

By UNDP Somalia MOGADISHU: As recently as 2012, Puntland had no women lawyers working in any of its courts. So 60-year-old Safiya Jama Gayre from Puntland’s major city of Garowe decided to do something about it.…
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November 9, 2020

Italian NGO pulls out of Somalia due to ‘systematic fraud’
October 7, 2020

Flooding hits six million people in East Africa
September 29, 2020

Food losses in Sub-Saharan Africa up to $4b annually-FAO
September 15, 2020

Aid cuts by Trump and some US allies are costing lives in Yemen

Diaspora Voices

Diaspora Voices

September 10, 2018
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Sudanese President Bashir dissolves government, appoints new PM

BY: KHARTOUM (Reuters) – President Omar al-Bashir dissolved the Sudanese government on Sunday and named a new prime minister, moves…
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