TPLF says it is still fighting government troops Storyline:National News, World By BBC|TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA: The leader of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, Debretsion Gebremichael, says his troops are still fighting against the military near the city of… 1 min read
1 min read Storyline:National News 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 casualties on both sides. Sources in Baa’dweyne in Mudug region…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World 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 diplomatic tiffs between the two countries. In his initial response…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security 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 security officials and his guardian were executed this morning in Mogadishu. Mohamed Haji Mohamud aka…
3 mins read Storyline:National News 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 be dissolved to pave way for impartial appointments, a team…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security 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. The six had been condemned to death for murder and…
9 mins read Storyline:Archive, National News OP-ED: Somalia must learn to stand alone By Hassan Sheikh Mohamud In March 1977, Ethiopia and Somalia edged toward war over the region of Ogaden, which both claimed. Cuba’s revolutionary President Fidel Castro made a desperate dash…
1 min read Storyline:National News 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 be trusted to deliver a fair and just election. Speaking…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Somalia at a crossroad, UN envoy urges ‘deepened’ political consensus UN NEWS|NEW YORK: The “broad political consensus” reached in September that ended a two-year stalemate in Somalia must be “preserved and indeed deepened,” the country’s UN envoy told the Security Council…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Ethiopia’s PM sends security advisor to Mogadishu amid escalating war GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Monday dispatched his National Security Advisor to Mogadishu where he held talks with President Mohamed Farmaajo in a bid to secure regional support amid…