Somalia at a crossroad, UN envoy urges ‘deepened’ political consensus Storyline:National News 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… 3 mins read
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…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Soldier hurls grenade at family house, kills mum, four siblings GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: A military man hurled a grenade at his family’s house Monday night killing five people among them his mother and siblings in Mogadishu. Sources said the soldier from…
3 mins read Storyline:National News 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…
10 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Life after al-Shabab: Driving a school bus instead of an armed pickup truck By Mary Harper| BBC|SOMALIA: The Somali militant group al-Shabab recruits thousands of foot soldiers, but also needs people to provide public services in the area it controls. Any caught trying…
