US closing in on Farmaajo and allies as it backs PM Roble Storyline:National News, World GOOBJOOG NEWS|WASHINGTON: The US has pressed outgoing President Mohamed Farmaajo to end his machinations against Prime Minister Mohamed Roble in yet another direct rebuke on the embattled leader as tensions between… 2 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:National News U.N. and partners urge feuding Somalia leaders to reduce tensions MOGADISHU, Dec 29 (Reuters) – The United Nations and other countries are in talks with Somalia’s prime minister and president to urge them to reduce tensions in their political feud…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, Security FACT CHECK: Politics and not security separated Robow from Farmaajo GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Acting National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) director Yasin Farey has claimed that former Al-Shabaab number two Mukhtar Robow who has been under house arrest since December 2018…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Now U.S. goes tough on Farmaajo, warns of action as tension rises in Mogadishu By T. Roble GOOBJOOG NEWS|WASHINGTON: The US has issued a veiled warning against embattled outgoing Somali President Mohamed Farmaajo rebuking him for attempts to illegally clip the powers of Prime Minister…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Resign and head for campaigns, PM Roble tells Farmaajo GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Step aside and join the campaign trail, Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Roble told outgoing President Mohamed Farmaajo in one of the fiercest exchanges amid a fast escalating situation in…
2 mins read Storyline:National News You’re no longer President, defiant PM Roble tells Farmaajo as tensions escalate in Mogadishu GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Prime Minister Mohamed Roble has described outgoing president Mohamed Farmaajo as ‘immediate’ former president in the ongoing escalation of tensions between the two leaders which saw forces allied…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Setting ground for polls takeover, Farmaajo ‘suspends’ PM Roble’s powers GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Mohamed Farmaajo, whose term as President of Somalia lapsed on February 8 has for the second time in three months claimed to have suspended the powers of Prime Minister…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Roble fires back, accuses Farmaajo of sticking to power, undermining elections GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Outgoing President Mohamed Farmaajo has been working to undermine the elections and he is not ready to leave power, Prime Minister has said in a strong rebuke as the…
1 min read Storyline:National News UN ‘regrets’ closure of terminal in Mogadishu, says move was ‘abrupt’ GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The UN in Somalia has lamented the decision by the Somali government ordering the closure of an airport terminal in Mogadishu noting it was issued without sufficient consultation and…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Somali elections on the balance as Farmaajo moves to strip PM of role By T. Roble GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The fate of the long-running and heavily compromised elections in Somalia was thrown into further uncertainty Saturday night after the ongoing President Mohamed Farmaajo said he…