Lafta Gareen unveils senate candidates, leaves out key opposition figures Storyline:National News GOOBJOOG NEWS|BAIDOA: South West state president Abdiasis Lafta Gareen has released candidates for the first five senate seats leaving out two key opposition senators who served in the 10th parliament.… 1 min read
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World UN genocide advisor raises the red flag on the Tigray war GOOBJOOG NEWS|TIGRAY: The UN has warned of a deteriorating situation in Ethiopia following a near one-year-long war in the Tigray region noting the Horn of Africa nation was on the…
3 mins read Storyline:Archive, National News, Opinions Study: “Politics and mistrust” blamed for Somalia’s fiscal federalism deadlock By Mohamed Abdimalik Nearly a decade after Somalia adopted the Provisional Federal Constitution, paving the way for a federal system of governance, Somali leaders are still unable to settle on…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Two children killed in fire incident in Hargeisa GOOBJOOG NEWS|HARGEISA: Two children aged four and six years were killed Saturday morning following a fire break-out in Somaliland’s capital, Hargeisa. Sources in the town said the fire whose cause was…
1 min read Storyline:National News #SomaliaElections2021: Polls close in Jubbaland, two more senators elected GOOBJOOG NEWS|KISMAYO: Abdirizak Mohamed Osman beat the only female candidate in today’s senate race to become the third senator-elect while Iftin Hassan Baasto won the fourth seat unopposed. Osman garnered 59…
1 min read Storyline:National News #SomaliaElections2021: Farmaajo’s fierce critic, Fartaag wins unopposed GOOBJOOG NEWS|KISMAYO: Outspoken politician and fierce critic of outgoing president Mohamed Farmaajo, Senator Abdullahi Ismail Fartaag has retained his seat in the just concluded voting exercise in Jubbaland parliament. Fartaag was…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Somalia’s spy chief overturns PM’s sacking of senior agents GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) director Fahad Yasin, one of outgoing president Mohamed Farmaajo’s foremost henchmen has reinstated two senior intelligence officials sacked by Prime Minister Mohamed…
1 min read Storyline:National News #SomaliaElections2021: Madobe’s right hand man Ilyaas Gaboose elected first Senator in Jubbaland GOOBJOOG NEWS|KISMAYO: Ilyas Badal Gaboose has been elected the first Senator in Somalia in the 2021 elections beating his only rival. The Jubbaland parliament has just concluded voting for the…
1 min read Storyline:National News Senate candidates for Jubbaland now addressing parliament ahead of vote GOOBJOOG NEWS|KISMAYO: Senate candidates from Jubbaland state are currently addressing the state parliament in a quest for their elections to represent the state at the Federal parliament. Nine candidates who…
1 min read Storyline:National News Jubbaland clearing Senate candidates ahead of tomorrow’s vote GOOBJOOG NEWS|KISMAYO: Registration of candidates for the senate race is currently ongoing in Kismayo ahead of elections tomorrow as the southerly state aims to become the first to conduct the polls.…
